Hollywood's Bad Muslims: Misrepresentations and the Channeling of Racial Violence

The cinemas of Arab and Muslim societies encompass a substantial number of film genres produced locally or in the diaspora. Arab and Muslim filmmakers experiment with different cinematic narratives, styles, and hybrid forms: auteur, documentary, diasporic, migrant, Third Cinema, and transnational pr...

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Main Author: Ben Labidi, Imed (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Saskatchewan 2021
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2021, Volume: 33, Issue: 3, Pages: 126-137
Further subjects:B Muslims
B Racialization
B Representation
B Islamophobia
B Stereotypes
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