Arab Americans in film : from Hollywood and Egyptian stereotypes to self-representation /

""Arab Americans in Film" explores the representation of Arab Americans in Hollywood and Egyptian films that results in a unique and striking revelation of identity, belonging, and cultural citizenship"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mahdi, Waleed F. (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Critical Arab American studies.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvz93861
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Hollywood's Portrayals of Arab Americans
  • Images of Arab Americans in Egyptian Cinema
  • Challenging Hollywood's Terrorism Syndrome
  • Disrupting Egyptian Depictions of Arab Americans
  • Re-Narrating the American Dream in Arab American Films
  • Epilogue.