Bridging or widening the gap? Narrative discourses of the West and Westerners in Jordan’s My American Neighbor Television Program
Media researchers have often examined how film and television can have an impact on audiences. Media have various effects on audience members. When it comes to representing ‘the other’, the media often rely on stereotypes. Research has shown that ethnic Arabs are under-represented in US film and tel...
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| description | Media researchers have often examined how film and television can have an impact on audiences. Media have various effects on audience members. When it comes to representing ‘the other’, the media often rely on stereotypes. Research has shown that ethnic Arabs are under-represented in US film and television, and their depictions are distorted with stereotypical portrayals. The current study joins the discussion on ‘media representation’ (in this case, informed by the construct of Occidentalism) by conducting a qualitative, thematic, content analysis (informed by narrative analysis, both socio-linguistic and socio-cultural) of the Jordanian television show My American Neighbor. Stereotypes can be both positive and negative, and they are often used by media storytellers regardless of their background or location in the World. |
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| spelling | sunway-15022020-11-06T06:08:15Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1502/ Bridging or widening the gap? Narrative discourses of the West and Westerners in Jordan’s My American Neighbor Television Program Kubeisy, S. Freeman, Bradley C. PN1990 Broadcasting Media researchers have often examined how film and television can have an impact on audiences. Media have various effects on audience members. When it comes to representing ‘the other’, the media often rely on stereotypes. Research has shown that ethnic Arabs are under-represented in US film and television, and their depictions are distorted with stereotypical portrayals. The current study joins the discussion on ‘media representation’ (in this case, informed by the construct of Occidentalism) by conducting a qualitative, thematic, content analysis (informed by narrative analysis, both socio-linguistic and socio-cultural) of the Jordanian television show My American Neighbor. Stereotypes can be both positive and negative, and they are often used by media storytellers regardless of their background or location in the World. Sage 2020-12-01 Article PeerReviewed Kubeisy, S. and Freeman, Bradley C. (2020) Bridging or widening the gap? Narrative discourses of the West and Westerners in Jordan’s My American Neighbor Television Program. Contemporary Review of the Middle East, 7 (4). pp. 431-445. ISSN 2347-7989 http://doi.org/10.1177/2347798920939840 doi:10.1177/2347798920939840 |
| spellingShingle | PN1990 Broadcasting Kubeisy, S. Freeman, Bradley C. Bridging or widening the gap? Narrative discourses of the West and Westerners in Jordan’s My American Neighbor Television Program |
| title | Bridging or widening the gap? Narrative discourses of the West and Westerners in Jordan’s My American Neighbor Television Program |
| title_full | Bridging or widening the gap? Narrative discourses of the West and Westerners in Jordan’s My American Neighbor Television Program |
| title_fullStr | Bridging or widening the gap? Narrative discourses of the West and Westerners in Jordan’s My American Neighbor Television Program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bridging or widening the gap? Narrative discourses of the West and Westerners in Jordan’s My American Neighbor Television Program |
| title_short | Bridging or widening the gap? Narrative discourses of the West and Westerners in Jordan’s My American Neighbor Television Program |
| title_sort | bridging or widening the gap? narrative discourses of the west and westerners in jordan’s my american neighbor television program |
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