Schmidt (Re-)Framing the Arab/Muslim

Mediating Orientalism in Contemporary Arab American Life Writing
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-8394-2915-0
Verlag: transcript
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 446 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 225 mm

Reihe: Edition Kulturwissenschaft

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schmidt, Silke

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Stoffe, Motive und Themen
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Medientheorie, Medienanalyse
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Der Islam und die Moderne (Westliche) Welt
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam Geschichte des Islam: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Literatur & Kunst
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturkritik: Hermeneutik und Interpretation

Über Autor(innen)

Schmidt, Silke
Silke Schmidt (PD Ph.D.), born in 1983, teaches at the University of Marburg. She specializes in Entrepreneurship Literature, Organizational Theory, and Higher Education Philosophy.

Silke Schmidt (Dr.) studied American Studies, Political Science, and Communication Studies in Germany and the U.S. Her research focuses on Arab American Studies, Culture and Economics, and Gender.