Muslims and American Popular Culture [2 volumes]

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Popular Culture
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Author: ISBN: 9780313379635
Publisher: ABC-CLIO Publication: February 10, 2014
Imprint: Praeger Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780313379635
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Publication: February 10, 2014
Imprint: Praeger
Language: English

Offering readers an engaging, accessible, and balanced account of the contributions of American Muslims to the contemporary United States, this important book serves to clarify misrepresentations and misunderstandings regarding Muslim Americans and Islam.

• Identifies the contributions of Muslims to American fiction, poetry, music, food, architecture, and other cultural forms to document the breadth of their contributions

• Highlights the ways in which Muslims have been, and continue to be, routinely depicted negatively in American literature, film, and religious discourse, and documents the potential effects that such depictions can have on individual Muslims and their communities

• Offers readers useful tools that allow them to apply a critical eye to the representations of Muslims in the news

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Offering readers an engaging, accessible, and balanced account of the contributions of American Muslims to the contemporary United States, this important book serves to clarify misrepresentations and misunderstandings regarding Muslim Americans and Islam.

• Identifies the contributions of Muslims to American fiction, poetry, music, food, architecture, and other cultural forms to document the breadth of their contributions

• Highlights the ways in which Muslims have been, and continue to be, routinely depicted negatively in American literature, film, and religious discourse, and documents the potential effects that such depictions can have on individual Muslims and their communities

• Offers readers useful tools that allow them to apply a critical eye to the representations of Muslims in the news

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