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Reel bad Arabs : how Hollywood vilifies a people /

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmLanguage: English Subtitle language: Arabic, English Publication details: Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, ©2006.Description: 1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 193286900X
  • 9781932869002
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Shaheen, Jack G., 1935-2017. Reel bad Arabs
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/08927 22
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.A68 R44 2006
  • HM1096 .E277 R44 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction (3:20) -- Myths of Arabland (10:30) -- The Arab threat: Mideast politics & Hollywood (4:36) -- Terror, Inc.: demonizing Palestinians & Muslims (7:40) -- The only good Arab (5:09) -- Islamophobia (6:19) -- Getting real (11:58).
Production credits:
  • Music composed & performed by Simon Shaheen; edited by Sut Jhally, Andrew Killoy, Mary Patierno.
Presenter: Jack Shaheen.Summary: Throughout its history Hollywood has portrayed Arabs as buffoons or bandits. The video seeks to rectify this stereotyping by comparing it to other forms of racist imagery and by suggesting alternative narratives that treat the Arabs as human, not demons.Summary: "Reel Bad Arabs takes a devastating tour of the American cinematic landscape, moving from the earliest days of silent film to today's biggest Hollywood blockbusters to reveal an astonishing and persistent pattern of slanderous Arab stereotyping. Featuring acclaimed author and Hollywood film consultant Dr. Jack Shaheen, the documentary exposes American cinema's long love affair with Arab villainy and buffoonery, from over-sexed Bedouin bandits and submissive maidens to sinister sheikhs and blood-thirsty terrorists. Along the way, the film provides striking insights into the origin of these images, their disturbing similarities to anti-Semitic and racist stereotypes from the past, and their political resonance during key moments of conflict in U.S. history. In the end, Shaheen inspires us to think critically about the destructive social and political effects of Hollywood's projection of Arabs, challenging us to envision counter-narratives that do justice to both the diversity and humanity of Arab people, and the reality and richness of Arab history and culture"--Back of container
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Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC SP456 - Collections Room DVD 1425 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 16050125872

Based on the book Reel bad Arabs / by Jack Shaheen.

Full screen.

Introduction (3:20) -- Myths of Arabland (10:30) -- The Arab threat: Mideast politics & Hollywood (4:36) -- Terror, Inc.: demonizing Palestinians & Muslims (7:40) -- The only good Arab (5:09) -- Islamophobia (6:19) -- Getting real (11:58).

"Viewer discretion advised, contains violent imagery and graphic language."

DVD, NTSC ; aspect ratio 4:3 ; Dolby digital.

In English with optional English or Arabic subtitles.

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