Representation of Islam and Muslims in Cinematography: Case Studies of The Kite Runner and Submission ; Islamo ir musulmonų reprezentacija kinematografijoje: filmų „Bėgantis paskui aitvarą“ ir „Nuolankumas“ analizė

This article provides a textual and visual analysis of Hirsi Ali and van Gogh’s controversial short film Submission (2004) and Marc Forster’s The Kite Runner (2007). Emphasis is placed on rhetorical and plot strategies aimed at reinforcing unproductive Orientalist stereotypes of Islam and Muslims. The goal of this analysis is to find out how Muslims and Islam are presented in Submission and The Kite Runner, based on E. Said’s work Orientalism (1978) and to identify the role of cinematography in creating stereotypes in different cultural environments. Theo van Gogh’s assassination influenced pu... Mehr ...