An analysis of the portrayals of Arabs and/or Muslims in America or in the Middle East in juvenile fiction and fictionalized non-fiction picture books published in English since the onset of the first Gulf War and their accessibility through American pubic libraries
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Ellen H. Furman
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Gadsden, Vivian
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Pennsylvania
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2014
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
278
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Committee members: Knodt, Ellen A.; Thomas, Ebony
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Text of Note
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-17057-3
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ed.D.
Discipline of degree
Reading, Writing, Literacy
Body granting the degree
University of Pennsylvania
Text preceding or following the note
2014
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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America's military involvement in the Middle East along with globalization, Islamophobia, and the increase in the Arab and Muslim population in the United States render our children's ability to understand the region's people and cultures of vital importance. Such understanding is vital given the frequent vilification of Arabs, Muslims, and residents of Middle Eastern countries in general in our mass media and pop culture. Fortunately, narratives can be effective tools in helping to prevent or reverse the development of stereotypical views of others and can contribute to the formation of positive self-images in minority youngsters.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Middle Eastern literature; Islamic Studies; Teacher education; Qualitative research; Globalization; Libraries; English; War; Young adults; Arabs; Jews; Childrens literature; Literary criticism; Mass media; Fiction; Culture; Stereotypes; Blacks; American Indians
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Language, literature and linguistics;Social sciences;Education;Arabs;Children's picture books;Middle east;Multiculturalism;Muslims