UWTSD Research Fellow publishes new book

A Research Fellow, based at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, has co-edited a major new book dedicated to the emerging forms of contemporary British Muslim art.

Dr Sadek Hamid, a Research Fellow for the Digital British Islam project, co-edited Contemporary British Muslim Arts and Cultural Production: Identity, Belonging and Social Change with fellow writer and lecturer at the University of Birmingham, Stephen H. Jones.

This unique collaboration between scholars, practitioners, and Muslim artists profiles emerging forms of contemporary British Muslim art, prompting a debate about its purpose and its inclusion in UK society. It features analysis of Muslim art as a category, as well as reflective accounts of people working in theatre, popular music, the heritage sector, and ancient and modern visual arts, often at the margins of the British arts industry. Dealing with sociological and theological themes as well as art history and practice, the volume provides a timely intervention on a neglected topic.

Dr Sadek Hamid said: “I’m very pleased to have helped produce this volume and we’re delighted with the finished product. We’d like to thank everybody that has supported us and contributed to the book.”

The book discusses diverse topics including how second and third-generation British Muslims, as part of a broader generational shift, have reworked Sufi music and traditional calligraphy and fused them with new musical and artistic styles, from Grime to comic book art, alongside consideration of the experiences of Muslim artists who work in the theatre, museums and the performing arts sectors.

It is a must-read for students and researchers of theology and religious studies, Islamic studies, fine art, cultural studies, and ethnic and racial studies.

Contemporary British Muslim Arts and Cultural Production: Identity, Belonging and Social Change can now be ordered online by visiting publishers Routledge’s website.

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