(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
Descripción
Sumario: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 how life writing (re- )frames Orientalist stereotypes. The innovative analysis of the post-9/11 autobiographies "West of Kabul, East of New York", "Letters from Cairo", and "Howling in Mesopotamia" makes a powerful claim to approach literature based on a theory of production and reception, thus enhancing the multi-disciplinary potential of framing theory
Descripción Física:1 online resource (443 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Numerous ill.
ISBN:9783839429150
3839429153
Acceso:Open Access

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