CiNii Books - Islamophobia and anti-Muslim sentiment : picturing the enemy

In the minds of many Americans, Islam is synonymous with the Middle East, Muslim men with violence, and Muslim women with oppression. A clash of civilizations appears to be increasingly manifest and the war on terror seems a struggle against Islam. These are all symptoms of Islamophobia. Meanwhile, the current surge in nativist bias reveals the racism of anti-Muslim sentiment. This book explores these anxieties through political cartoons and film--media with immediate and important impact. After providing a background on Islamic traditions and their history with America, it graphically shows how political cartoons and films reveal Americans' casual demeaning and demonizing of Muslims and Islam--a phenomenon common among both liberals and conservatives. Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Sentiment offers both fascinating insights into our culture's ways of "picturing the enemy" as Muslim, and ways of moving beyond antagonism.

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Acknowledgments Note on Terms and Names Introduction to the Second Edition Chapter 1: How Cartoons Work and Why Images Matter Chapter 2: Overview of Western Interactions with Muslims Chapter 3: Symbols of Islam, Symbols of Difference Chapter 4: Stereotyping Muslims and Establishing the American Norm Chapter 5: Extreme Muslims and the American Middle Ground Chapter 6: Moments: 1956-2006 Chapter 7: Since 2006: The Emotions of Resurgent Nativism and Liberal Empathy Chapter 8: Moving Pictures: The Trope of "Islamic Terrorism" Conclusion: common Denominators versus Essential Difference Glossary Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors

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