Reel bad Arabs How Hollywood vilifies a people
Streaming video - 2014
This groundbreaking documentary takes aim at a slanderous aspect of cinematic history that has run virtually unchallenged from the earliest days of silent film to today's biggest Hollywood blockbusters. Featuring acclaimed author Dr. Jack Shaheen, Reel Bad Arabs explores a long line of degrading images of Arabs, from Bedouin bandits and submissive maidens to sinister sheikhs and gun-toting terrorists. Along the way, it offers devastating insights into the origin of these sterotypical images and their development at key points in U.S. history. By inspiring critical thinking about the social and political effects of these Hollywood caricatures, the film challenges viewers to recognize the urgent need for counternarratives. Ideal for ...film studies, sociology, and anthropology classes, among others.
- Subjects
- Genres
- Documentary films
- Published
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
Kanopy Streaming
2014.
- Language
- English
- Corporate Author
- Corporate Author
- Other Authors
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- Online Access
- A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image - Physical Description
- 1 online resource (1 video file, 50 min.)
- Format
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Audience
- Grade 9+
Higher education. - Production Credits
- Music composed & performed by Simon Shaheen; edited by Sut Jhally, Andrew Killoy, Mary Patierno.
- Access
- AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).