Prisms of Prejudice: Mediating the Middle East from the United States

Description

Product ID:	9780520377028
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	US
Title:	Prisms of Prejudice
Subtitle:	Mediating the Middle East from the United States
Authors:	Author: Karin Gwinn Wilkins
Page Count:	186
Subjects:	Communication studies, Communication studies, Media studies, Globalization, Politics and government, Media studies, Globalization, Politics & government, Middle East
Description:	Media do not reflect: media refract. In the United States, established and enduring prisms of prejudice about the projected “Middle East” are mediated through popular culture, broadcast news, government mission statements and official maps. This mediation serves to assert political boundaries and construct the United States as heroic against a villainous or victimized Middle East. These problematic maps and narratives are persistent over time and prevalent across genre, with clear consequences evidenced by the rise in discriminatory sentiments in the US population and experiences of harm in US Arab and Muslim communities. Exploring a wide range of media, Karin Gwinn Wilkins illuminates the shape and scope of these narratives and explores ways to counter these prisms of prejudice through informed and engaged strategic intervention in critical communication literacy.
Imprint Name:	University of California Press
Publisher Name:	University of California Press
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2021-10-05

Weight	224 g
Dimensions	140 × 210 × 15 mm