@article{jbp:/content/journals/10.1075/ni.25.1.09scr, author = "Scranton, Audrey", title = "“I won’t change who I am for anyone”: Muslim women’s narrative identities", journal= "Narrative Inquiry", year = "2015", volume = "25", number = "1", pages = "148-165", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1075/ni.25.1.09scr", url = "https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/ni.25.1.09scr", publisher = "John Benjamins", issn = "1387-6740", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "Muslim women", keywords = "narrative", keywords = "counterstories", keywords = "identities", abstract = "In the United States today, Muslim women are portrayed as weak, submissive, one-dimensional, and occupying a place of contradiction. These master narratives of Muslim women as uncivilized or anti-American lead them to be misunderstood at best and victims of hate crimes at worst. In this environment, a space emerges to explore counterstories, or narratives that depict a group as desirable in the face of a detrimental dominant narrative. In order to study how Muslim women construct their identities in this environment, a thematic analysis of stories told by Muslim women in an online setting was conducted. Findings reveal four prominent constructions or responses to this narrative: (1) I am multidimensional, (2) I am strong, (3) I change the world, and (4) I am special. Implications for the study of counterstories and future directions for research are discussed.", }