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

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schmidt, Silke
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 2014
Series:Edition Kulturwissenschaft
Subjects:
Media
Life Writing
Culture
Postcolonial Studies
Postcolonialism
Anthropology
Framing
United States
Media Studies
National Liberation & Independence, Post-colonialism
Cultural Studies
Arabs
Orientalism
9/11
Memoir
Arab Americans
America
Autobiography
Iraq
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Collection: OAPEN - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode
ISBN:transcript.9783839429150
9783839429150

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