Guilty: Hollywood's Verdict on Arabs after 9/11 - Softcover

Shaheen, Jack G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566566843 ISBN 13: 9781566566841

Publisher: Olive Branch Press, 2012

Synopsis

Appearing in July of 2001, Reel Bad Arabs reviewed the rampant prejudiced stereotyping of Arab characters in Hollywood movies. Following up on that work here, Shaheen (emeritus, mass communication, Southern Illinois U.) examines the situation following the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. Not surprisingly, he catalogues continuing negative portrayals of Arabs in Hollywood films, but he does find positive portrayals in about a third of the films he reviews. He also takes stock of the situation on American television, where he finds that the Arab has become "TV's new bogeyman," and discusses possible solutions. In the second half of the book, he includes short individual discussions of each film examined. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

From the Author:

Jack G. Shaheen is the author of the bestselling encyclopedia of Arabs in Hollywood, Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People. He is professor emeritus of mass communication at Southern Illinois University, a former CBS News consultant on the Middle East, and the world's foremost authority on media images of Arabs. The Media Education Foundation has released a film based on his Reel Bad Arabs

About the Author:

Jack G. Shaheen is professor emeritus of mass communication at Southern Illinois University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Olive Branch Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1566566843
• ISBN 13: 9781566566841
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256