(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: Silke Schmidt
Format: Book
Published: transcript 2014
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