Targeted transnationals : the state, the media, and Arab Canadians / edited by Jenna Hennebry and Bessma Momani.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hennebry, Jenna.

Momani, Bessma.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabs--Canada--Civil rights.

Arabs.

Arabs--Canada--Press coverage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Following 9/11, the securitization of state practices and policies has chipped away at the citizenship and personal rights of all Canadians, particularly those of Arab descent. This book argues that, in a securitized global context and through racialized immigration and security policies, Arab Canadians have become "targeted transnationals." Negative media representations have further legitimized their homogenization and racialization. With an eye to the implications for human rights, multiculturalism, and integration, the contributors to this book draw on qualitative interviews, policy, and media analysis to examine state practices towards, and media representations of, Arab Canadians. They also present voices that counter the dominant discourse and trace forms of community resistance to the racialization of Arab Canadians. Targeted Transnationals concludes with reflections on the challenges to integration, and the relevance of multiculturalism in the context of globalization and transnationalism.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1: State Practices and Policies""; ""1 “Arab� Migration to Canada""; ""2 The Securitization and Racialization of Arabs in Canada�s Immigration and Citizenship Policies""; ""3 Creeping beyond Balance? ""; ""4 On the Borderlines of Human and Citizen""; ""Part 2: Intersecting Discourses and Representations""; ""5 Multiculturalism and Discrimination in Canada and Quebec""; ""6 A Mediated Relationship""; ""7 “Framing� the Toronto 18""; ""Part 3: Voices and Resistance""

""8 Contesting Arab and Muslim Representations in Private Television and Radio in Canada""""9 Media and the (De)Construction of Al-Ghorba for Arab Canadians""; ""10 “How Do We Speak?� ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7748-2442-5

OCLC:

923449533