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The discourse of desperation: the intersections of neo-Orientalism, gender and Islam in the Chechen struggle

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The discourse of desperation: the intersections of neo-Orientalism, gender and Islam in the Chechen struggle. / Gentry, Caron Eileen; Whitworth, Kathryn.
In: Critical Studies on Terrorism, Vol. 4, No. 2, 01.08.2011, p. 145-161.

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Gentry, CE & Whitworth, K 2011, 'The discourse of desperation: the intersections of neo-Orientalism, gender and Islam in the Chechen struggle', Critical Studies on Terrorism, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 145-161. https://doi.org/10.1080/17539153.2011.586202

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Gentry, C. E., & Whitworth, K. (2011). The discourse of desperation: the intersections of neo-Orientalism, gender and Islam in the Chechen struggle. Critical Studies on Terrorism, 4(2), 145-161. https://doi.org/10.1080/17539153.2011.586202

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Gentry CE, Whitworth K. The discourse of desperation: the intersections of neo-Orientalism, gender and Islam in the Chechen struggle. Critical Studies on Terrorism. 2011 Aug 1;4(2):145-161. doi: 10.1080/17539153.2011.586202

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Gentry, Caron Eileen ; Whitworth, Kathryn. / The discourse of desperation : the intersections of neo-Orientalism, gender and Islam in the Chechen struggle. In: Critical Studies on Terrorism. 2011 ; Vol. 4, No. 2. pp. 145-161.

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abstract = "Neo-Orientalism is a means of articulating a subordinating discourse regarding populations and societies associated with Islam. This article argues that the labelling of Chechens and Chechen society as {\textquoteleft}desperate{\textquoteright} is another way of upholding the neo-Orientalist frame. About 2876 articles on the Chechen conflict culled from the Lexis-Nexis database were coded for the language of {\textquoteleft}desperation{\textquoteright}. A majority of these articles linked desperation to either {\textquoteleft}radical{\textquoteright} Islam or gender dynamics/women{\textquoteright}s participation in the conflict. Thus, this article argues that the Russian–Chechen conflict is framed by the media to uphold a neo-Orientalist gaze, in which the language of desperation plays a key role, in order to delegitimise any cause the Chechens may have for fighting.",
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