Evil Arabs In American Popular Film
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Evil Arabs In American Popular Film
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Author : Tim Jon Semmerling
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2009-06-23
Evil Arabs In American Popular Film written by Tim Jon Semmerling and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-23 with Performing Arts categories.
2006 — Runner-up, Arab American National Museum Book Awards The "evil" Arab has become a stock character in American popular films, playing the villain opposite American "good guys" who fight for "the American way." It's not surprising that this stereotype has entered American popular culture, given the real-world conflicts between the United States and Middle Eastern countries, particularly since the oil embargo of the 1970s and continuing through the Iranian hostage crisis, the first and second Gulf Wars, and the ongoing struggle against al-Qaeda. But when one compares the "evil" Arab of popular culture to real Arab people, the stereotype falls apart. In this thought-provoking book, Tim Jon Semmerling further dismantles the "evil" Arab stereotype by showing how American cultural fears, which stem from challenges to our national ideologies and myths, have driven us to create the "evil" Arab Other. Semmerling bases his argument on close readings of six films (The Exorcist, Rollover, Black Sunday, Three Kings, Rules of Engagement, and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut), as well as CNN's 9/11 documentary America Remembers. Looking at their narrative structures and visual tropes, he analyzes how the films portray Arabs as threatening to subvert American "truths" and mythic tales—and how the insecurity this engenders causes Americans to project evil character and intentions on Arab peoples, landscapes, and cultures. Semmerling also demonstrates how the "evil" Arab narrative has even crept into the documentary coverage of 9/11. Overall, Semmerling's probing analysis of America's Orientalist fears exposes how the "evil" Arab of American popular film is actually an illusion that reveals more about Americans than Arabs.
Reel Bad Arabs
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Author : Jack G. Shaheen
language : en
Publisher: Interlink Publishing
Release Date : 2012-12-31
Reel Bad Arabs written by Jack G. Shaheen and has been published by Interlink Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-31 with Performing Arts categories.
A groundbreaking book that dissects a slanderous history dating from cinema’s earliest days to contemporary Hollywood blockbusters that feature machine-gun wielding and bomb-blowing "evil" Arabs Award-winning film authority Jack G. Shaheen, noting that only Native Americans have been more relentlessly smeared on the silver screen, painstakingly makes his case that "Arab" has remained Hollywood’s shameless shorthand for "bad guy," long after the movie industry has shifted its portrayal of other minority groups. In this comprehensive study of over one thousand films, arranged alphabetically in such chapters as "Villains," "Sheikhs," "Cameos," and "Cliffhangers," Shaheen documents the tendency to portray Muslim Arabs as Public Enemy #1—brutal, heartless, uncivilized Others bent on terrorizing civilized Westerners. Shaheen examines how and why such a stereotype has grown and spread in the film industry and what may be done to change Hollywood’s defamation of Arabs.
Reel Bad Arabs
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Author : Jack G. Shaheen
language : en
Publisher: Olive Branch Press
Release Date : 2009
Reel Bad Arabs written by Jack G. Shaheen and has been published by Olive Branch Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Performing Arts categories.
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Guilty
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Author : Jack G. Shaheen
language : en
Publisher: Interlink Publishing
Release Date : 2012-12-28
Guilty written by Jack G. Shaheen and has been published by Interlink Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-28 with Performing Arts categories.
“Nothing will be the same again.” Americans scarred by the experience of 9/11 often express this sentiment. But what remains the same, argues Jack Shaheen, is Hollywood’s stereotyping of Arabs. In his new book about films made after 9/11, Shaheen finds that nearly all of Hollywood’s post-9/11 films legitimize a view of Arabs as stereotyped villains and the use of Arabs and Muslims as shorthand for the “Enemy” or “Other.” Along with an examination of a hundred recent movies, Shaheen addresses the cultural issues at play since 9/11: the government’s public relations campaigns to win “hearts and minds” and the impact of 9/11 on citizens and on the imagination. He suggests that winning the “war on terror” would take shattering the centuries-old stereotypes of Arabs, and frames the solutions needed to begin to tackle the problem and to change the industry and culture at large.
Arab Americans In Film
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Author : Waleed F. Mahdi
language : en
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Release Date : 2020-10-21
Arab Americans In Film written by Waleed F. Mahdi and has been published by Syracuse University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-21 with Performing Arts categories.
Selected for Arab America's Best Arab American Books of 2020 list. It comes as little surprise that Hollywood films have traditionally stereotyped Arab Americans, but how are Arab Americans portrayed in Arab films, and just as importantly, how are they portrayed in the works of Arab American filmmakers themselves? In this innovative volume, Mahdi offers a comparative analysis of three cinemas, yielding rich insights on the layers of representation and the ways in which those representations are challenged and disrupted. Hollywood films have fostered reductive imagery of Arab Americans since the 1970s as either a national security threat or a foreign policy concern, while Egyptian filmmakers have used polarizing images of Arab Americans since the 1990s to convey their nationalist critiques of the United States. Both portrayals are rooted in anxieties around globalization, migration, and US-Arab geopolitics. In contrast, Arab American cinema provides a more complex, realistic, and fluid representation of Arab American citizenship and the nuances of a transnational identity. Exploring a wide variety of films from each cinematic site, Mahdi traces the competing narratives of Arab American belonging—how and why they vary, and what’s at stake in their circulation.
A Is For Arab Stereotypes In U S Popular Culture
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Author : Ella Shohat
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-09-28
A Is For Arab Stereotypes In U S Popular Culture written by Ella Shohat and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-28 with Arabs categories.
Arab American Drama Film And Performance
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Author : Michael Malek Najjar
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-01-09
Arab American Drama Film And Performance written by Michael Malek Najjar and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-09 with Literary Criticism categories.
Beginning with early Arab American playwright, poet and novelist Kahlil Gibran and concluding with contemporary playwright Yussef El Guindi, this book provides an historical overview and critical analysis of the plays, films and performances of self-identified Arab Americans. Playwrights, filmmakers and performers covered include Ameen Fares Rihani, Danny Thomas, Heather Raffo, Ahmed Ahmed, Mona Mansour and Cherien Dabis. These artists, traditionally underrepresented in entertainment, publishing and academia, have created works that exemplify the burgeoning Arab American arts movement. By addressing cinema, stand-up comedy and solo performance, the author introduces audiences to contemporary genres that are shaping Arab American culture in the United States.
The Muslim World In Post 9 11 American Cinema
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Author : Kerem Bayraktaroğlu
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-08-10
The Muslim World In Post 9 11 American Cinema written by Kerem Bayraktaroğlu and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-10 with Performing Arts categories.
Focusing on the decade following 9/11, this critical analysis examines the various portrayals of Muslims in American cinema. Comparison of pre- and post-9/11 films indicates a stereotype shift, influenced by factors other than just politics. The evolving definitions of male, female and child characters and of setting and landscape are described. The rise of the formidable American female character who dominates the weak Muslim male emerges as a common theme.
The Oxford Handbook Of American Islam
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Author : Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad
language : en
Publisher: Oxford Handbooks
Release Date : 2014
The Oxford Handbook Of American Islam written by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad and has been published by Oxford Handbooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Religion categories.
In this volume 30 of the field's top scholars examine historical and contemporary aspects of American Islam, and explore the meaning of religious identity in the context of race, ethnicity, gender, and politics.
Diversity In U S Mass Media
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Author : Catherine A. Luther
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2011-09-07
Diversity In U S Mass Media written by Catherine A. Luther and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-07 with Social Science categories.
Diversity in U.S. Mass Media provides comprehensive coverage of the evolution and issues surrounding portrayals of social groups within the mass media of the United States. Focuses on past and current mass media representations of social groups Provides an overview of key theories that have guided research in mass media representations and stereotyping Discusses the impact new media has on representation and how technology is giving a new voice to various social groups Includes a chapter on how mass media industries are addressing diversity, complete with specially-commissioned interviews with media professionals Offers helpful supplementary features such as a glossary, questions for reflection, suggestions for projects related to diversity in mass media, and online resources for both instructors and students Accompanying website provides a glossary, links to related sites, recommendations of films to watch in the classroom, ideas for research projects, and an instructor's manual with sample syllabi