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(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: $52.50  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism
- Social Science | Popular Culture
- Social Science | Media Studies
Age Level: 22-UP
Grade Level: 17-UP
Series: Culture & Theory
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.8" W x 8.8" (1.10 lbs) 446 pages
Review Citations: Choice 05/01/2016
 
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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 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.
 
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