Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People

Live images on big screen and television go beyond a thousand words in perpetuating stereotypes and clichés. This article surveys more than a century of Hollywood's projection of negative images of the Arabs and Muslims. Based on the study of more than 900 films, it shows how moviegoers are led...

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Main Author: Shaheen, Jack G. 1935-2017 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2003
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Year: 2003, Volume: 588, Issue: 1, Pages: 171-193
Further subjects:B Hollywood
B movie reviews
B Arabs
B Film industry
B Stereotypes
B Xenophobia
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