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"Karin Gwinn Wilkins interviews focus groups composed of a diverse cross-section of Americans and analyzes their interpretations of action-adventure film villains of Middle Eastern descent. Wilkins addresses the neglected empirical link between documented media stereotypes of Arab communities a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wilkins, Karin Gwinn, 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2009.
Subjects:
Arabs in motion pictures.
Action and adventure films > United States > History and criticism.
Arabes au cinéma.
Films d'aventures > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
Action and adventure films
Arabs in motion pictures
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Fearing the "other" in the name of security
  • Mapping land and fear in global space
  • Conquering evil in defense of home
  • Re-visioning Arab communities in U.S. popular culture.

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