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

(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 h...

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Main Author: Schmidt, Silke (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 2014
Series:Edition Kulturwissenschaft
Subjects:
National liberation & independence, post-colonialism
Anthropology
Orientalism
Framing
Life Writing
Media
9/11
Postcolonialism
Culture
Postcolonial Studies
Cultural Studies
Media Studies
America
Arab Americans
Arabs
Autobiography
Iraq
Memoir
United States
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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.
ISBN:transcript.9783839429150
9783839429150
Access:Open Access

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