%0 Journal Article %T Burqas in Back Alleys: Street Art, hijab, and the Reterritorialization of Public Space %A John A. Sweeney %J continent. %D 2011 %I %X Examining the symbolic and representational nature of the Islamic ˇ°veilˇ± in its various forms, this project situates the political contestations of public space at stake in the French ban alongside street artist practices that mediate a counter-spectacle to the objectification of women within contemporary society. %U http://www.continentcontinent.cc/index.php/continent/article/viewArticle/66