Contesting and Negotiating Othering from Within: A Saudi Arabian Female Student's Gendered Experiences in the U.S.

Autor/in	Song, Juyoung
Titel	Contesting and Negotiating Othering from Within: A Saudi Arabian Female Student's Gendered Experiences in the U.S.
Quelle	In: Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 19 (2020) 3, S.149-162 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-8458
DOI	10.1080/15348458.2019.1654386
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Females; Student Experience; Sexual Identity; Identification (Psychology); Cultural Influences; Religious Factors; Social Influences; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Foreign Students; Socialization; Gender Bias; Gender Issues; Racial Bias; Ethnicity; College Students; Adult Students; Saudi Arabia; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Weibliches Geschlecht; Studienerfahrung; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sozialer Einfluss; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Geschlechterstereotyp; Geschlechterfrage; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Ethnizität; Collegestudent; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Saudi-Arabien; USA
Abstract	This article discusses a Saudi female student's experiences in the United States over two years, focusing on the process of negotiating and constructing her gender identity. The analysis addresses her conflicts and struggles with Saudi gender ideologies in and out of classrooms. Examining the intra-group conflict concerning gender and culture in the framework of Othering, the article demonstrates that her resistance to Othering reflects the dynamic process of her identity negotiation and agency. Her conflicts and struggles in the process include: (1) validating her "new" gender identity using the very same source, Saudi religious nationalism that essentializes Saudi women's gender identity; and (2) shifting relationships with Saudi male members to ameliorate a marginalized racial position. The article elucidates how gender becomes a site at which cultural, religious, and national discourses and conflicts intersect and how it affects L2 learners' participation within and beyond minority communities. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01