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Peter Gottschalk is professor of religion at Wesleyan University. His books––which include American Heretics and Religion, Science, and Empire––draw on his research and experience in India, Pakistan, and the United States.
Gabriel Greenbergserves as the rabbi of a synagogue in New Orleans, where he lives with his family.
Acknowledgments
Note on Terms and Names
Introduction to the Second Edition
Chapter 1: How Cartoons Work and Why Images Matter
Chapter 2: Overview of Western Interactions with Muslims
Chapter 3: Symbols of Islam, Symbols of Difference
Chapter 4: Stereotyping Muslims and Establishing the American Norm
Chapter 5: Extreme Muslims and the American Middle Ground
Chapter 6: Moments: 1956-2006
Chapter 7: Since 2006: The Emotions of Resurgent Nativism and Liberal Empathy
Chapter 8: Moving Pictures: The Trope of “Islamic Terrorism”
Conclusion: common Denominators versus Essential Difference
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors
Through identifying and dismantling common tropes, Gottschalk and Greenberg open up space for us to imagine more nuanced and multidimensional depictions of Muslims.— Reading Religion
As Islamophobia threatens to become the new anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Sentiment becomes 'must' reading. Gottschalk and Greenberg perceptively and graphically demonstrate the extent to which prejudice and discrimination against Islam and Muslims have become inherent in American mainstream culture.
— John L. Esposito, author, What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam and Sharia: What Everyone Needs to Know
Islamophobia is an important contribution to the understanding of prejudice as a common factor in American culture, particularly in the media. The analysis of political cartoons convincingly shows how pervasively anti-Arab and anti-Muslim attitudes have become accepted, even by people who probably consider themselves fair-minded. This study needs to be read by everyone concerned with the problems of religious and racial bias in America today.
— Carl W. Ernst, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
This ground-breaking book should be read and reread—readers will become acutely aware of how cartoonists have repeatedly disparaged all things Muslim and Arab. The book teaches us to see beyond damaging stereotypes. It is a remarkable achievement, illustrating that there exists a fine line between satire and racism.
— Jack G. Shaheen, author, Reel Bad Arabs