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"Karin Gwinn Wilkins interviews focus groups composed of a diverse cross-section of Americans and analyzes their interpretations of action-adventure film villains of Middle Eastern descent. Wilkins addresses the neglected empirical link between documented media stereotypes of Arab communities a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, MD :
Lexington Books ,
c2009
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| Online Access: | NetLibrary |
| Summary: | "Karin Gwinn Wilkins interviews focus groups composed of a diverse cross-section of Americans and analyzes their interpretations of action-adventure film villains of Middle Eastern descent. Wilkins addresses the neglected empirical link between documented media stereotypes of Arab communities and the lived consequences of these portrayals, both in terms of discriminatory practices and generalizations."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 102 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p 93-99) and index |
| ISBN: | 0739127853 (cloth : alk. paper) 0739132148 (electronic bk.) 9780739127858 9780739127858 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780739132142 (electronic bk.) |