(Re-)Framing the Arab/Muslim: Mediating Orientalism in Contemporary Arab American Life Writing Contributor(s): Schmidt, Silke (Author) |
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ISBN: 3837629155 ISBN-13: 9783837629156 Publisher: Transcript Publishing OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism - Social Science | Popular Culture - Social Science | Media Studies |
Series: Culture & Theory |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.8" W x 8.8" (1.10 lbs) 446 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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. |