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: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado: |
[2017]
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| En: |
Journal of religion and popular culture
Año: 2017, Volumen: 29, Número: 2, Páginas: 87-103 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
The hurt locker
/ American sniper
/ Guerra del Iraq (2003, Motiv)
/ Musulmán
/ Caracterización
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | BJ Islam CG Cristianismo y política CH Cristianismo y sociedad KBQ América del Norte |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Muslims
B Película B Islam B War B Politics B Representation B Affect |
| Acceso en línea: |
Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (doi) |
| Sumario: | 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 secundarias: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.29.2.4121 |
