(Re-)Framing the Arab-Muslim : mediating orientalism in contemporary Arab American life writing / / Silke Schmidt

• Autore: Schmidt Silke
• Pubblicazione: Bielefeld, Germany : , : Transcript Verlag, , [2014]; ©2014
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (445 p.)
• Disciplina: 325.3
• Soggetto topico: Arab Americans; Stereotypes (Social psychology) - United States; Arab Americans - Ethnic identity
• Soggetto non controllato: 9/11; America; Cultural Studies; Culture; Framing; Life Writing; Media Studies; Media; Postcolonial Studies; Postcolonialism
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 1 Acknowledgements 5 Contents 7 Preface 11 1. Introduction 13 2. Life Writing Theory: Constructing Life, Claiming Authenticity 47 3. The Framed Arab/Muslim: Mediated Orientalism 137 4. (Re-)Framing the Afghan Fundamentalist in West of Kabul, East of New York 191 5. (Re-)Framing the Egyptian Belly Dancer in Letters from Cairo 259 6. (Re-)Framing the Iraqi Terrorist in Howling in Mesopotamia 317 7. (Re-)Mediating Orientalism 373 8. Conclusion 401 Bibliography 419
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.; »Although the book discusses only autobiographies as an effective reframing tool, it stands out as an astounding monograph about Arab/Muslim American scholarship in general, and will be of use to diverse scholars in pursuit of ethnic, transnational, and postcolonial studies.« Ali A. Alhajji, Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 106 (2016)
• Titolo autorizzato: Re-)Framing the Arab-Muslim
• ISBN: 3-8394-2915-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996308839603316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Edition Kulturwissenschaft