Invisible humans, visible terrorists: U.S. neo-Orientalism post 9/11 and representations of the Muslim world
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Khalid M. Alrasheed
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Sagar, Aparajita
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Purdue University
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2015
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346
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Committee members: Hughes, Shaun; Idrissi Alami, Ahmed; Lopez, Alfred
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-59543-6
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Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
English
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Purdue University
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2015
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U.S. neo-Orientalism as a new form of Orientalism was ushered in after 9/11. Although it operates within the frames of Said's theory of Orientalism, U.S. neo-Orientalism offers new approaches to and representations of Islam and the Muslim world that have a different point of departure from that of classical Orientalism. U.S. neo-Orientalism rationalizes military intervention and the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, as well as promoting the mission of American democracy. This study discusses the theoretical frame and features of U.S. neo-Orientalism and tackles its representations in institutionalized neo-Orientalist writings and American literary and war novels.
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Novels; British & Irish literature
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Language, literature and linguistics;9/11;American novel post 9/11;American orientalism;Islam;Neo-orientalism;Neo-orientalist think tanks