The Dynamics of Stereotyping

Is a New Image of the Terrorist Evolving in American Popular Culture

Bibliographic Data

ID4086376
AuthorsKineret Guterman (College of Management Academic Studies, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume25
Issue4
Pages640-652
Publication date2013-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTerrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09546553.2013.814506
OpenAlexW2059847328
LanguageEN
Citations received7

This article considers popular ways of representing terror activists, and the metamorphoses that approaches to representation in the American media have undergone. A part of the article deals with terrorism in the media over time, common stereotypes, and how they affect the representation of Arabs and Muslims. The article then discusses Sleeper Cell (2005), a mini-series which focuses on a Jihad terror group. The article addresses questions including: How are Arabs and non-Arab Muslims portrayed in the series? Can a real change be observed over time in the method of portraying them? Twentieth-century historical considerations precede the pointed topical discussion

Art history · Islam · Media studies · Movie theater · Political science · Politics · Popular culture · Sociology · Terrorism · Gender Studies · History · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence