'Little mosque on the prairie' and the paradoxes of cultural translation
"In 2007, Little Mosque on the Prairie premiered on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation network. It told the story of a mosque community that worshiped in the basement of an Anglican church. It was a bona fide hit, running for six seasons and playing on networks all over the world. Kyle Conwa...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto Buffalo London
University of Toronto Press
[2017]
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Series/Journal: | Cultural spaces
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Little mosque on the prairie
/ Islam
/ Reception
/ Television
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Islam dans les médias
B Diversité culturelle dans les médias B Situation comedies (Television programs) B Multiculturalism in mass media B Islam in mass media B Muslims on television B Minorities on television B Musulmans à la télévision B Multiculturalisme dans les médias B Cultural pluralism in mass media B Situation comedies (Television programs) (Canada) History and criticism B Little mosque on the prairie B Minorités à la télévision |
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| Summary: | "In 2007, Little Mosque on the Prairie premiered on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation network. It told the story of a mosque community that worshiped in the basement of an Anglican church. It was a bona fide hit, running for six seasons and playing on networks all over the world. Kyle Conway's textual analysis and in-depth research, including interviews from the show's creator, executive producers, writers, and CBC executives, reveals the many ways Muslims have and have not been integrated into North American television. Despite a desire to showcase the diversity of Muslims in Canada, the makers of Little Mosque had to erase visible signs of difference in order to reach a broad audience. This paradox of 'saleable diversity' challenges conventional ideas about the ways in which sitcoms integrate minorities into the mainstream."-- "In 2007, Little Mosque on the Prairie premiered on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation network. It told the story of a mosque community that worshiped in the basement of an Anglican church. It was a bona fide hit, running for six seasons and playing on networks all over the world. Kyle Conway's textual analysis and in-depth research, including interviews from the show's creator, executive producers, writers, and CBC executives, reveals the many ways Muslims have and have not been integrated into North American television. Despite a desire to showcase the diversity of Muslims in Canada, the makers of Little Mosque had to erase visible signs of difference in order to reach a broad audience. This paradox of 'saleable diversity' challenges conventional ideas about the ways in which sitcoms integrate minorities into the mainstream."-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-168) and index |
| ISBN: | 1487520557 |