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Informationen zum Autor Karin Gwinn Wilkins is associate professor of media studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Klappentext Karin Gwinn Wilkins interviews focus groups composed of a diverse cross-section of Americans and analyzes their interpretations of action-adventure film villains of Middle Eastern descent. Wilkins addresses the neglected empirical link between documented media stereotypes of Arab communities and the lived consequences of these portrayals, both in terms of discriminatory practices and generalizations. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Contents Chapter 2 1. Introduction Chapter 3 2. Fearing the "Other" in the Name of SECURITY Chapter 4 3. Mapping LAND and Fear in Global Space Chapter 5 4. Conquering Evil in Defense of HOME Chapter 6 5. Re-Visioning Arab Communities in US Popular Culture 7 References 8 Endnotes 9 Index

Product details

• Authors: Karin Gwinn Wilkins
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.11.2008
• EAN: 9780739127858
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2785-8
• No. of pages: 102
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Film history, theory & criticism, Film Theory & Criticism