"Saying Nothing Is Saying Something": Affective Encounters with the Muslim Other in Amsterdam Public Transport. Issue 7 (10th November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shaker, Reza
• Is Part Of: Annals of the American Association of Geographers. Volume 111:Issue 7(2021)
• Page Start: 2130
• Page End: 2148
• Publication Date: 2021-11-10
• Subjects: affective atmospheres -- Amsterdam -- encounter -- public transport -- the Muslim other; 情感氛围 -- 阿姆斯特丹 -- 遭遇 -- 公共交通 -- 孤立穆斯林。; atmósferas afectivas -- Ámsterdam -- encuentro -- la otredad musulmana -- transporte público; Geography -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Periodicals; Geography; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 550
• DOI: Https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24694452.2020.1866488
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2469-4452

Abstract

Abstract : Taking the Muslim other into consideration, this article investigates Muslims' everyday encounters within the (im)mobile spaces of public transport that entangle bodies with different histories, backgrounds, and imaginaries. Building on affective atmospheres, I propose an embodied understanding of othering practices and traveling with difference in public transport. Employing (auto)ethnography in Amsterdam, I present public transport as a cross-cultural meeting place with spatial negotiation of difference to study everyday travel experiences of young Muslims. Contributing to the field of mobilities studies, this article bridges the gap in the empirical evidence on the role of public transport, race, and religion in the othering of Muslims.