Hostile stares function as a form of surveillance discipline on hijab-wearing women

Evidence

By changing the color of her hijab, Ayesha was responding to her surveillance. She altered her dress because the gaze made her so uncomfortable that she wanted to avoid it, exemplifying how powerful discipline can be. In this case, external surveillance became internalized and self-­imposed. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 512 (#expands, via linked claim)

In an attempt to escape the gaze and control the narrative about Islam, Muslim American women were purposeful in how they navigated public spaces. Muslim American women altered their dress, made attempts to smile more and appear assertive, and tried to perform what they saw as American values to the public. Many women told me they felt it was their duty as Muslims to represent Islam in a positive light and in order to counter the stereotypes that have racialized them. Monitoring one’s behavior and actions like this is a form of self-­discipline enacted by the threat of surveillance. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 486 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The female body’s shaping inverted from seduction into tactical concealment — Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 210; Unpredictable surveillance produces self-surveillance and disempowerment in its targets — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 482; Muslim women perform their behavior and dress as self-discipline enacted by surveillance — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 486 (+11 more)

Related

• Women alter dress to escape the citizen gaze, not male oppression (similarity 0.91)
• External surveillance becomes internalized self-discipline through dress choices (similarity 0.90)
• Muslim women perform their behavior and dress as self-discipline enacted by surveillance (similarity 0.89)
• Hijab-wearing women are caught between self-surveillance and resistance. (similarity 0.88)
• Hijabi women alter their hijab color to avoid the racializing gaze (similarity 0.88)
• Muslim women alter their dress in response to fellow citizens’ surveillance, not male oppression (similarity 0.88)
• Surveillance pressure to represent an entire collective erodes hijabi women’s individuality (similarity 0.87)
• Hijab-wearing women altered dress and demeanor under citizen surveillance (similarity 0.87)
• External surveillance becomes internalized as self-imposed bodily discipline (similarity 0.87)
• Surveillance causes Muslims to discipline their own behavior preemptively (similarity 0.87)
• Muslim women’s dress choices are constrained by citizen surveillance, not male oppression (similarity 0.86)
• Hijab-wearing Muslim women self-surveil under scrutiny while claiming agency through it (similarity 0.86)
• Hijabi Muslim women internalize surveillance by self-regulating behavior in public (similarity 0.86)
• Surveillance fear makes Muslims internalize discipline and self-police (similarity 0.85)
• The hijab marks Muslim women instantly and provokes hostile public encounters (similarity 0.85)

Broader Connections

• External surveillance becomes internalized self-discipline through dress choices #expands (0.85)
• External surveillance becomes internalized as self-imposed bodily discipline #expands (0.85) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 512
• Muslim women perform their behavior and dress as self-discipline enacted by surveillance #expands (0.80) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 486
• Hijab-wearing women are caught between self-surveillance and resistance. #expands (0.70)
• The hijab rather than skin tone triggers racializing surveillance of Muslim women #qualifies (0.60) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 292
• Wearing the hijab shifts how Muslim women are racially perceived and treated #expands (0.60)
• Muslim women alter dress and demeanor to counter surveillance-based stereotypes. #expands (0.55)
• Surveillance leads Muslims to police their own actions and dress #expands (0.50)
• Surveillance causes Muslims to discipline their own behavior preemptively #expands (0.50)