The Omnipresence of America and the Absence of American Studies

This article addresses the near absence of American Studies, as an Academic discipline, and in cultural and intellectual debates on America in the Arab world. This absence prevails despite — and to a large extent due to — the overwhelming political, economic, media and cultural presence of the Unite...

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Veröffentlicht in:AlMuntaqa. - Arab Center for Research & Policy Studies. - 4(2021), 1, Seite 8-22
1. Verfasser: Bishara, Azmi (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2021
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:AlMuntaqa
Schlagworte:United States American Studies Arab World Area Studies Hegemony Cultural Studies Domination
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