Radical (in)hospitality : American media and regulatory stances towards immigration / Nour Halabi.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Halabi, Nour, author.

Contributor:

Zelizer, Barbie, degree supervisor.

Pickard, Victor, degree committee member.

Yang, Guobin, degree committee member.

University of Pennsylvania. Department of Communication, degree granting institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Penn dissertations--Communication.

Communication--Penn dissertations.

Local Subjects:

Penn dissertations--Communication.

Communication--Penn dissertations.

Physical Description:

viii, 334 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm

Production:

[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania, 2018.

Other Title:

Radical inhospitality

Summary:

This dissertation examines the ideal of immigration hospitality as it is manifested in the regulatory and media environments. Focusing on three representative periods of American immigration history--the 1880s and the Chinese Exclusion Act; the 1920s and the National Origins Quotas; and the post-9/11 treatment of Muslim immigrants in the United States--this dissertation considers the myth of the United States as a welcoming "nation of immigrants" in light of immigration restriction and anti-immigrant sentiment. In so doing, the dissertation acknowledges that the myth of the nation of immigrants is unevenly realized, though it might play a role in motivating the public to mobilize against exclusionary policies and rhetoric, potentially inspiring more inclusive hospitality in the future.

Notes:

Ph. D. University of Pennsylvania 2018.

Department: Communication.

Supervisor: Barbie Zelizer.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

1125129035