Kristin Shamas: 2 books
Muslim Identity in a Turbulent Age
Islamic Extremism and Western Islamophobia
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
How can Islam be understood in the context of internal struggles for unity and identity, a rise in anti-Muslim hate crime and continued media portrayals of violence, extremism, warfare and oppression? Looking at Islam as a faith, a whole system with political dimensions and through the lens of Western...
HBO's Treme and Post-Katrina Catharsis
The Mediated Rebirth of New Orleans
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, outsiders will have two versions of the Katrina experience. One version will be the images they recall from news coverage of the aftermath. The other will be the intimate portrayal of the determination of New Orleans residents to rebuild and recover their lives....