Literature offers a distinct resource for dismantling Islamophobia beyond political mapping.

Evidence

Its ubiquity obliges us to identify it, expose it, and map its spread as it appears in the realms of politics and society. This book argues that we might usefully extend our understanding of Islamophobia—and therefore our range of resources to combat it—into the realm of culture, too. In the end, an understanding of the conflicted nature of Islamophobia, as revealed in contemporary literature, might contribute toward eventually dismantling it. — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 72

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Contesting novels deconstruct the frames, not just the content, of the Islamophobia debate — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 518; Literary fiction’s world-making power makes it vital for combating Islamophobia — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 51; Islamophobia in literature can reside in universalist reading practices rather than overt denunciation (+9 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Contesting novels deconstruct the frames, not just the content, of the Islamophobia debate — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 518; Literary fiction’s world-making power makes it vital for combating Islamophobia — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 51; Islamophobia in literature can reside in universalist reading practices rather than overt denunciation (+9 more)

Broader Connections

• A novel can criticize explicit Islamophobia while endorsing its underlying assumptions #complicates (0.78) — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 178
• A novel can contest Islamophobia while advancing a market-friendly multiculturalism doctrine #complicates (0.78) — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 187
• A global literary market for Muslim writing constrains how novels contest Islamophobia. #complicates (0.77)
• Narrating Islamophobia in fiction itself preserves the Muslim presence it describes #complicates (0.74) — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 266