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Little Mosque on the Prairie and the Paradoxes of Cultural Translation

Conway, Kyle 1977- (author.).

Summary: Kyle Conway's textual analysis and in-depth research, including interviews from the show's creator, executive producers, writers, and CBC executives, reveals the many ways Muslims have and have not been integrated into North American television.

Record details

ISBN: 9781487520557
ISBN: 9781442650039
ISBN: 1487520557
ISBN: 1442650036
ISBN: 9781442622012
ISBN: 1442622016
Physical Description: Computer data.
1 online resource (185 pages)
remote
Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2017.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString.july.23 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-168) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Muslims and Sitcoms in Post-9/11 North America; 1 Sitcoms, Cultural Translation, and the Paradox of Saleable Diversity; 2 Representation between the Particular and the Universal; 3 The Paradoxes of "Humanizing Muslims"; 4 Saleable Diversity and International Audiences; 5 Religion as Culture versus Religion as Belief; Conclusion: Identity and Difference in North American Sitcoms; Notes; References; Index.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.