Reel bad Arabs [videorecording] : how Hollywood vilifies a people / a Media Education Foundation production ; directed by Sut Jhally ; produced by Jeremy Earp.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
Media Education Foundation,
Copyright Date:
c2006
Description:
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Arab threat: Mideast politics & Hollywood. Only good Arab.
Notes:
Presenter: Jack Shaheen. Based on the book Reel bad Arabs / by Jack Shaheen.
Contents:
Myths of Arabland -- The Arab threat: Mideast politics & Hollywood -- Terror, Inc.: demonizing Palestinians & Muslims -- The only good Arab -- Islamophobia -- Getting real.
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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.