New Approaches to Islam in Film
Many global film industries fail in expanding the role of Muslims on screen. Too often they produce a dichotomy between "good" and "bad" Muslims, limiting the narrative domain to issues of national security, war, and terrorism. Naturally, much of the previous scholarship on Musli...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Routledge
2021
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| Series: | Routledge studies in religion and film
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Add Tag | Summary: | Many global film industries fail in expanding the role of Muslims on screen. Too often they produce a dichotomy between "good" and "bad" Muslims, limiting the narrative domain to issues of national security, war, and terrorism. Naturally, much of the previous scholarship on Muslims in film focused on stereotypes and the politics of representation. This collection of essays, from an international panel of contributors, significantly expands the boundaries of discussion around Muslims in film, asking new questions of the archive and magnifying analyses of particular cultural productions. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 225 pages no illustrations 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780815393221 9780367723408 |
The Blackwell companion to film theory