reading questions volpp the citizen and the terrorist

What is racial profiling, and why does Volpp consider it a problem?

What kind of racial profiling does Volpp argue Islamophobia has produced? How have non-Muslims been impacted? If non-Muslims are affected, why do we call it Islamophobia?

How is Volpp both laudatory and critical of former President George W. Bush?

Why does she hold the US government culpable at least in part for the racial profiling of Muslims, Arabs, Middle Easterners, and others mistakenly assumed to fall into one or more of those categories?

Have some American people of color sought to gain increased legitimacy as US citizens by participating in Islamophobia?

Who is Timothy McVeigh, and why does she use him as an example?

Is she right that many think of people of color as representatives of their racialized group and whites as individuals? If yes, provide examples.

What are Orientalist tropes?

What role does gender play in Volpp’s essay?

What role does Volpp suggest American foreign-policy makers played in causing problems in Afghanistan?

What is compulsory heterosexuality, and how does it fit into Volpp’s essay?

How does Volpp justify her argument that perpetrators of Islamophobic violence post-9-11 were motivated by misdirected anger?

How does she link her concerns to Japanese internment?

What claims does Volpp make about the citizenship status of Muslims, Arabs and Middle Easterners who are legally citizens? How does she break down the category of citizen? Connect this reading to the chapter we read at the beginning of the semester by Glenn.

This article appeared in the University of California’s Law Review journal. Why is the topic relevant to law students, law professors and attorneys?

Articulate how this article reflects ideas developed by Omi and Winant about racial formation. Write a sentence or two connecting the readings.