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Covering Bin Laden
2015
Overview
Starting in 2001, much of the world media used the image of Osama
bin Laden as a shorthand for terrorism. Bin Laden himself
considered media manipulation on a par with military, political,
and ideological tools, and intentionally used interviews, taped
speeches, and distributed statements to further al-Qaida's ends. In
Covering Bin Laden , editors Susan Jeffords and Fahed Yahya
Al-Sumait collect perspectives from global scholars exploring a
startling premise: that media depictions of Bin Laden not only
diverge but often contradict each other, depending on the media
provider and format, the place in which the depiction is presented,
and the viewer's political and cultural background. The
contributors analyze the representations of the many Bin Ladens,
ranging from Al Jazeera broadcasts to video games. They examine the
media's dominant role in shaping our understanding of terrorists
and why/how they should be feared, and they engage with the ways
the mosaic of Bin Laden images and narratives have influenced
policies and actions around the world. Contributors include Fahed
Al-Sumait, Saranaz Barforoush, Aditi Bhatia, Purnima Bose, Ryan
Croken, Simon Ferrari, Andrew Hill, Richard Jackson, Susan
Jeffords, Joanna Margueritte-Giecewicz, Noha Mellor, Susan Moeller,
Brigitte Nacos, Courtney C. Radsch, and Alexander Spencer.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Subject
ISBN
9780252038860, 025203886X, 9780252096822, 0252096827, 9780252080401, 0252080408
