(Re- )Framing the Arab/Muslim : Mediating Orientalism in Contemporary Arab American Life Writing /

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Media depictions of Arabs and Muslims continue to be framed by images of camels, belly dancers, and dagger-wearing terrorists. But do only Hollywood movies and TV news have the power to frame public discourse? This interdisciplinary study transfers media framing theory to literary studies to show ho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schmidt, Silke (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : Transcript, 2014.
Colección:Edition Kulturwissenschaft.
Temas:
Postcolonialism.
Postcolonialisme.
postcolonialism.
Humanities.
History.
History: specific events and topics.
National liberation and independence, post-colonialism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Colonialism & Post-Colonialism.
Postcolonialism
9/11.
America.
Cultural Studies.
Culture.
Framing.
Life Writing.
Media Studies.
Media.
Postcolonial Studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Life Writing Theory: Constructing Life, Claiming Authenticity
  • 3. The Framed Arab/Muslim: Mediated Orientalism
  • 4. (Re- )Framing the Afghan Fundamentalist in West of Kabul, East of New York
  • 5. (Re- )Framing the Egyptian Belly Dancer in Letters from Cairo
  • 6. (Re- )Framing the Iraqi Terrorist in Howling in Mesopotamia
  • 7. (Re- )Mediating Orientalism.

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