Ruptures in the Western Empire
White Female Captives and Cinematic Orientalism| By: | Omar Moumni |
| Publisher: | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
| Print ISBN: | 9781443841627 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781443845786 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2012 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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This book investigates the representation of white female captives in Moorish thralldom in Western cinema. It deconstructs how these stories were used for imperialist ambitions and, by rereading this visual culture, gives voice to the stereotyped "other".