Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Sentiment: Picturing the Enemy

Gottschalk, Peter; Greenberg, Gabriel

ISBN 10: 1538107376 / ISBN 13: 9781538107379

Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2018

In. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ria9781538107379_new

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In the minds of many Americans, Islam is synonymous with the Middle East, Muslim men with violence, and Muslim women with oppression. A clash of civilizations appears to be increasingly manifest and the war on terror seems a struggle against Islam. These are all symptoms of Islamophobia. Meanwhile, the current surge in nativist bias reveals the racism of anti-Muslim sentiment. This book explores these anxieties through political cartoons and film--media with immediate and important impact. After providing a background on Islamic traditions and their history with America, it graphically shows how political cartoons and films reveal Americans' casual demeaning and demonizing of Muslims and Islam--a phenomenon common among both liberals and conservatives. Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Sentiment offers both fascinating insights into our culture's ways of "picturing the enemy" as Muslim, and ways of moving beyond antagonism.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren: Peter Gottschalk is professor of religion at Wesleyan University. His books--which include American Heretics and Religion, Science, and Empire--draw on his research and experience in India, Pakistan, and the United States.

Gabriel Greenbergserves as the rabbi of a synagogue in New Orleans, where he lives with his family.

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Titel: Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Sentiment: ...
Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: New
Auflage: 2. Auflage