(Re)thinking Orientalism: Using Graphic Narratives to Teach Critical Visual Literacy

By Rachel Bailey Jones

Book Overview

(Re)thinking Orientalism is a text that examines the visual discourse of Orientalism through the pedagogy of contemporary graphic narratives. Using feminist, critical race, and postcolonial theoretical and pedagogical lenses, the book uses visual discourse analysis and visual semiology to situate the narratives within Islamophobia and neo-Orientalism in the post-9/11 media context.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433122286
• ISBN13: 9781433122286
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"