Hollywood Muslims in Iraq
This essay explores how Muslims are represented in the two most successful Iraq War films, American Sniper (2014, US) and The Hurt Locker (2008, US), and offers a comparative analysis of the cultural assertions being deployed in their representation. To do this, I provide a close reading of the film...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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Journal of religion and popular culture
Ano: 2017, Volume: 29, Número: 2, Páginas: 87-103 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
The hurt locker
/ American sniper
/ Guerra do Iraque (2003, Motiv)
/ Muçulmano
/ Caracterização
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| Classificações IxTheo: | BJ Islã CG Cristianismo e política CH Cristianismo e sociedade KBQ América do Norte |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Muslims
B Islã B War B Filme B Politics B Representation B Affect |
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Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (doi) |
| Resumo: | This essay explores how Muslims are represented in the two most successful Iraq War films, American Sniper (2014, US) and The Hurt Locker (2008, US), and offers a comparative analysis of the cultural assertions being deployed in their representation. To do this, I provide a close reading of the films' depictions within visual, discursive, and sonic fields of production and show how their representations of Muslims signify specific meanings to the audience, which render Muslims distrustful, threatening, and uncivilized, thereby legitimizing specific oppressive treatment and policies toward them. |
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| ISSN: | 1703-289X |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.29.2.4121 |
