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Arab women in Arab news : old stereotypes and new media
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Arab women in Arab news : old stereotypes and new media

Author: Amal Mohammed Al-Malki; et al
Publisher: London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2012.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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"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?"--P. [4]  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Amal Mohammed Al-Malki; et al
ISBN: 9781780930428 1780930429 9781780931258 1780931255
OCLC Number: 742506282
Description: xxvi, 466 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Searching for Arab females in Arab news --
Thinking through a coding scheme --
The coding scheme and experimental sample --
Results of the coding study --
Females up close --
Anger & Resistance --
Aspiration & Drive --
Education --
Employment --
Ranking activeness --
Empowerment --
Barriers to empowerment --
Ranking empowerment --
Passivity --
Fear & threat --
Fear & threat in war zones --
Uncommon stories of patriarchy/misogyny --
Sadness & hopelessness.
Responsibility: Amal Mohammed Al-Malki ... [et al.].

Abstract:

"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?"--P. [4] of cover.
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