Islamicodes: the post 9/11 racialization of counter-terrorism
Date
2013
Authors
Kamandy, Jamal, author
Kim, Joon, advisor
Cespedes, Karina, committee member
Hempel, Lynn, committee member
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Abstract
After 9/11, a conceptual conflation between Islam and terrorism occurred within American culture and public spheres, forming a new epistemology, Islamicodes. In order to understand how Islamicodes have influenced U.S. Counter-terrorism efforts, this thesis analyzes American culture and the judicial system through discourse, semiotics, and power/knowledge. This article will argue that the conceptual conflation of Islam and terrorism, through the usage of language, symbols, and institutional practices, severely limits the Constitutional rights and life chances of Muslims in America.