(Re-)Framing the Arab/Muslim : Mediating Orientalism in Contemporary Arab American Life Writing
Schmidt, Silke
(Re-)Framing the Arab/Muslim : Mediating Orientalism in Contemporary Arab American Life Writing - Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 2014
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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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transcript.9783839429150 9783839429150
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National liberation & independence, post-colonialism
Anthropology Orientalism Framing Life Writing Media 9/11 Postcolonialism Culture Postcolonial Studies Cultural Studies Media Studies America Arab Americans Arabs Autobiography Iraq Memoir United States
(Re-)Framing the Arab/Muslim : Mediating Orientalism in Contemporary Arab American Life Writing - Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 2014
Open Access
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.
Creative Commons
English
transcript.9783839429150 9783839429150
10.14361/transcript.9783839429150 doi
National liberation & independence, post-colonialism
Anthropology Orientalism Framing Life Writing Media 9/11 Postcolonialism Culture Postcolonial Studies Cultural Studies Media Studies America Arab Americans Arabs Autobiography Iraq Memoir United States