Directed Research_7_Reel bad Arabs_A
I continued to do research on racial Profiling, racism, and Islamaphobia. At the same time I was thinking how am I to translate this visually, as a Pratt Grad Comm D thesis project. I not only have to write at least 50 pages, I have to also present a visual project to accompany the text.
Not sure how i exactly found it, but I ran across a book titled: “Reel bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People“. The book is written by jack Shaheen. (ISBN 1-56656-388-7)
I found the first mention of it here: @ artthreat,net
In a nutshell, the book declares that Arabs and Muslims are the single most maligned and attacked group in the history of film. The author looked at over 1000 films that contained Arabs, 50 of which were neutral 6 depicted Arabs in a positive light, and the rest were negative stereotypical Orientalist depictions.
Tags: Hollywood, Jack Shaheen, Reel Bad Arabs, stereotypes, The Media