Arab women in Arab news old stereotypes and new media
Historically, Western readers have often stereotyped Arab women as "passive" along a rigid and largely prejudicial binary of active-passive. When Arab women were traditionally portrayed in Western photojournalism, they appeared veiled and voiceless, their words spoken for them in captions...
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Doha
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation
2012
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| Summary: | Historically, Western readers have often stereotyped Arab women as "passive" along a rigid and largely prejudicial binary of active-passive. When Arab women were traditionally portrayed in Western photojournalism, they appeared veiled and voiceless, their words spoken for them in captions and voice-overs. But where do Arab women stand in current Arab news? Are Western stereotypes reinforced or complicated? |
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| Physical Description: | xxvi, 466 pages 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9789992179116 (pbk) 9992179112 (pbk) |