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Thursday, July 23, 2009

[SDCPJ] SAT. 25th => Activist Film: Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies An Entire People // Highly recommend books I've been reading:]]



Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies An Entire People

Saturday, July 25th, 7:00pm

Joyce Beers Community Center     (air conditioned)                           

1230 Cleveland Ave., Hillcrest in the city of San Diego  ( next to Trader joe's, Raphs Shopping center, off University Ave)

Film Description:

This groundbreaking documentary dissects a slanderous aspect of cinematic history that has run virtually unchallenged from the earliest days of silent film to today's biggest Hollywood blockbusters. Featuring acclaimed author Dr. Jack Shaheen, the film explores a long line of degrading images of Arabs--from Bedouin bandits and submissive maidens to sinister sheikhs and gun-wielding "terrorists"--along the way offering devastating insights into the origin of these stereotypic images, their development at key points in US history, and why they matter so much today.

This film is an insightful analysis of the media representations of Arabs peoples in Hollywood. It succinctly shows how racism and ethnocentrism pervades in Hollywood as the industry plays on prejudicial stereotypes in order to maximize profits in our white supremacist social order. With much of its scrutiny focusing on media post 9/11, this film is a timely look at how representations in media can foster prejudice and cultivate fear. This film is free and open to the public.

For more information Contact1activistsandiego@gmail.com   (714) 595-6912

www.ActivistSanDiego.org        Donation requested

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Highly recommend  books I've been reading:
 
The Holocaust is Over: We must Rise from the Ashes by Avraham Burg (Israeli)
 Mexico Unconquered: Chronicles of Power & Revolt  by Jon Gibler - 
 Agenda for a New Economy: >From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth by David C. Korten
 Rules of Disengagement: The Politics & Honor of Military Dissent by Marjorie Cohn
 An Unreasonable Woman: A true story of shrimpers, politicos, polluters & the fight for     Seadrift, Texas
 
 Tanja


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