Readings for today:
- Review what we didn't cover from the previous class.
- Read Jack Shaheen, "Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People," Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 588 (2003): 171-193.
- Watch Reel Bad Arabs online via PSU Library.
For further reading and research:
- "Michael Savage: Arabs are 'Non-Humans' and 'Racist, Fascist Bigots'," Media Matters, May 14, 2004.
- Narmeen El-Farra, "Arabs and the Media," Journal of Media Psychology, Volume I, Number 2, Spring 1996.
NO CLASS - October 10
- Professor will be out of town doing a live radio show (Action Speaks) in Providence, Rhode Island.
- RESPONSE PAPER #2 DUE TODAY (on Churchill, Said, Shaheen or a media text that allows you to do a similar analysis, i.e. like the 'Avatar' article)
