My research interests revolve around the significant interplay of religion, pop culture and politics and the role they play in shaping the complex relation between America and the nations and peoples of the Middle East. Through engaging with various
...MoreMy research interests revolve around the significant interplay of religion, pop culture and politics and the role they play in shaping the complex relation between America and the nations and peoples of the Middle East. Through engaging with various texts – literary, filmic, or otherwise – I attempt to theorize what worldviews they convey, how they engage the American foreign policy, and what they teach people about the political and social construction of Islam as a religion and Arabs/Muslims as a nation. After 9/11 there is a shift of perception that does not only indicate a change in Arabs/Muslims’ location on the political map of power but also stresses the American self-identification in relation to global politics and power.
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Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
