Naji, Jeneen
(2013)
Simulated stereotypes
turning the unreal real: An
analysis of representations
of the ‘Other’ in traditional
media forms and digital
games.
Journal of Arab & Muslim Media Research, 6 (2&3).
pp. 115-131.
ISSN 1751-9411
Abstract
We live in a world in which we constantly interact with distant cultures through
media forms. The media, as the name implies, does not provide a direct link to these
different cultures but barely mediates this interaction by presenting constructions of
these cultures. This article explores the representation of Muslims in traditional and
digital media forms. Specifically the representation of Muslims in two contemporary
image constructors, news and games, is explored as well as the corresponding interconnectedness
of these representations. Whilst there has been previous research into
the representation of Muslims in news and similarly in video games, none compare
and contrast the representational methods of these two image constructors in the
way this article does. This article performs a comparative study of Muslim representation
in these two seemingly unconnected forms towards the goal of identifying
similarities and differences of representation using Muslims as a case study.
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