The Dynamics of Stereotyping: Is a New Image of the Terrorist Evolving in American Popular Culture?

Kineret Guterman

Terrorism and Political Violence, 2013, vol. 25, issue 4, 640-652

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/09546553.2013.814506

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