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Article: A veil of ignorance: Public perceptions of Islam in the United States and their educational implications
Title | A veil of ignorance: Public perceptions of Islam in the United States and their educational implications |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Islam Education International Relations Multiculturalism Culture Educational Theory |
Issue Date | 2007 |
Publisher | Common Ground. The Journal's web site is located at http://ijh.cgpublisher.com |
Citation | International Journal of the Humanities, 2007, v. 5 n. 4, p. 157-164 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Many people in the United States gain most of their information about Islam, Muslims, and events in the Middle East from mainstream media sources. Since September 11, 2001, the need to know about Islam has increased in the schools while biased misrepresentations have dominated. This paper answers the question, how has the media shaped representations of Islam in US schools since September 11, 2001? First I discuss the general and educational need to know in light of media responses to 9/11 before exploring some of the major educational responses. I argue that representations of Islam today in US public schools reflect a divisive politics of representation going on in the United States today at large, around the nature of Islam and American interventions in the Middle East. I contrast two different educational accounts of Islam to explore the educational effects of the post-9/11 US political climate. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/192934 |
ISSN | 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.116 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Jackson, L | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-12-11T07:12:58Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2013-12-11T07:12:58Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of the Humanities, 2007, v. 5 n. 4, p. 157-164 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1447-9508 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/192934 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Many people in the United States gain most of their information about Islam, Muslims, and events in the Middle East from mainstream media sources. Since September 11, 2001, the need to know about Islam has increased in the schools while biased misrepresentations have dominated. This paper answers the question, how has the media shaped representations of Islam in US schools since September 11, 2001? First I discuss the general and educational need to know in light of media responses to 9/11 before exploring some of the major educational responses. I argue that representations of Islam today in US public schools reflect a divisive politics of representation going on in the United States today at large, around the nature of Islam and American interventions in the Middle East. I contrast two different educational accounts of Islam to explore the educational effects of the post-9/11 US political climate. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Common Ground. The Journal's web site is located at http://ijh.cgpublisher.com | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of the Humanities | - |
dc.rights | International Journal of the Humanities. Copyright © Common Ground. | - |
dc.rights | NOTICE: Readers must contact Common Ground for permission to reproduce. | - |
dc.subject | Islam | - |
dc.subject | Education | - |
dc.subject | International Relations | - |
dc.subject | Multiculturalism | - |
dc.subject | Culture | - |
dc.subject | Educational Theory | - |
dc.title | A veil of ignorance: Public perceptions of Islam in the United States and their educational implications | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Jackson, L: lizjackson@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 5 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 157 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 164 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Australia | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1447-9508 | - |