TY - JOUR
T1 - The face of evil : demonising the Arab other in contemporary Australia
AU - Noble, Greg
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The 'face of evil' has become a common media and political figure over the last few years. Most typically evoked in representations of international terrorism the events of September 11, 2001, the Bali and London bombings and so on the 'face of evil' has also become a recurring motif in local media representations of crime when questions of certain, visibly distinct, cultural and religious backgrounds are seen to be involved. Newspaper articles about 'race rape' and 'ethnic crime' among young Arab and Muslim men are often accompanied by graphic images of alleged wrongdoers who are seen to embody evil.
AB - The 'face of evil' has become a common media and political figure over the last few years. Most typically evoked in representations of international terrorism the events of September 11, 2001, the Bali and London bombings and so on the 'face of evil' has also become a recurring motif in local media representations of crime when questions of certain, visibly distinct, cultural and religious backgrounds are seen to be involved. Newspaper articles about 'race rape' and 'ethnic crime' among young Arab and Muslim men are often accompanied by graphic images of alleged wrongdoers who are seen to embody evil.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/559018
UR - http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=600832512214948;res=IELAPA
M3 - Article
SN - 1446-8123
VL - 14
SP - 14
EP - 33
JO - Cultural Studies Review
JF - Cultural Studies Review
IS - 2
ER -