Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Sentiment (eBook)

Picturing the Enemy

Peter Gottschalk, Gabriel Greenberg (Autoren)

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2018 | 2., Second Edition
240 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-0738-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This book explores the presence of Islamophobia through the political cartoon—a medium with an immediate and powerful impact. Islamophobia offers a fascinating and insightful look at our culture’s misperceptions and why it’s so important to stop “making Muslims the enemy”.

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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 filmmedia 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 Islama 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.

Autor

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

Inhalt

AcknowledgmentsNote on Terms and NamesIntroduction to the Second EditionChapter 1: How Cartoons Work and Why Images MatterChapter 2: Overview of Western Interactions with Muslims Chapter 3: Symbols of Islam, Symbols of Difference Chapter 4: Stereotyping Muslims and Establishing the American NormChapter 5: Extreme Muslims and the American Middle GroundChapter 6: Moments: 1956-2006Chapter 7: Since 2006: The Emotions of Resurgent Nativism and Liberal EmpathyChapter 8: Moving Pictures: The Trope of “Islamic Terrorism” Conclusion: common Denominators versus Essential Difference Glossary NotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.7.2018
• Zusatzinfo: 103 Illustrations including: - 101 Black & White Illustrations; - 2 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Afghanistan • Charlie Hebdo • Demonizing • Discrimination • Equality • Film • Interfaith relations • intolerance • Iraq • Islam in the media • Middle East • Oppression • political cartoons • popular culture • Racism • Religion • Social Justice • Stereotype • Terror • Violence
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-0738-4 / 1538107384
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-0738-6 / 9781538107386