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dc.contributor.advisorSaugestad, Sidsel
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Kandala
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-12T12:11:03Z
dc.date.available2010-01-12T12:11:03Z
dc.date.issued2009-05-27
dc.description.abstractInter ethnic and inter religious conflict all over the world is enmeshed in identity discourses about ‘the self’ and ‘the other’. This study attempts to understand the role of public discourse and its language of signs, symbols and narratives in shaping perceptions about ‘the other’ during situations of inter ethnic violence. It focuses on the communication dynamics within the Hindu community during a case of targeted anti Muslim violence in Gujarat, India 2002 to understand the role of dehumanization and prejudice in causing and legitimising such violence. It argues that identity discourses such as the Hindu Right discourse in India contributes to dehumanizing religious minorities, especially Muslims. The process of dehumanization works at multiple levels in society and contributes to human rights violations.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/2351
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_2101
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherUniversitetet i Tromsøen
dc.publisherUniversity of Tromsøen
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2009 The Author(s)
dc.subject.courseIDSOA-3902nor
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Social anthropology: 250en
dc.subjectethnic conflicten
dc.subjectHindu-Muslim conflicten
dc.subjectIslamophobiaen
dc.subjectdehumanizationen
dc.subjectGujarat 2002en
dc.subjectcommunalismen
dc.subjectprejudiceen
dc.titleIslamophobia in India : a case study of Gujarat 2002en
dc.typeMaster thesisen
dc.typeMastergradsoppgaveen


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