Film reviews and the public's perceptions of stereotypes: Movie critics' discourse about the siege

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 399-423

  Hall, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arab Americans; Movie reviews; Muslims; Popular film; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749075879     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370109385638     Document Type: Article

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