Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Sentiment: Picturing the Enemy (Second Edition)
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Peter Gottschalk (Author) Gabriel Greenberg (Author)
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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. Illustrations, unspecified; Tables; Black & White Illustrations
About the Author
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.
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- Contributor: Peter Gottschalk
- Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
- ISBN13: 9781538107362
- Number of Pages: 296
- Packaged Dimensions: 161x242x25mm
- Packaged Weight: 635
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
- Release Date: 2018-07-19
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: 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.
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