(Re-)Framing the Arab/Muslim: Mediating Orientalism in Contemporary Arab American Life Writing ISBN: 9783839429150 Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / Transcript Verlag Digital rights:Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter Subjects: Political Science;
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. Rezension »Although the book discusses only autobiographies as an effective reframing tool, it stands out as an astounding monograph about Arab/Muslim American scholarship in general, and will be of use to diverse scholars in pursuit of ethnic, transnational, and postcolonial studies.«Ali A. Alhajji, Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 106 (2016)
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.
