The US Media and Islamophobia with Dr. Evelyn Alsultany

Join us for a week of activities exploring ways we can address and prevent Islamophobia on our campus and create campus learning environments where Muslim students, faculty, and staff can thrive. In addition to the in-person and virtual sessions listed below, visit the LBC to view portraits and interviews of Tulane’s Muslim student community and the University Libraries for a book display highlighting significant past and current books on countering Islamophobia and supporting Muslim community thriving. 

Since Hollywood’s inception over a century ago, Arab and Muslim identities have been conflated. Images of women have ranged from exotic belly dancers to oppressed and men from romantic sheiks to violent terrorists. This talk will provide an overview of how Arabs and Muslims have been represented in the US media over the last century, how this image has changed in conjunction with political events, and how it has contributed to Islamophobia today. 

Co-Sponsored by:  

Islamophobia Working Group, Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Carolyn Barber-Pierre Center for Intercultural Life, Muslim Student Association, University Libraries, Office of Human Resources and Institutional Equity, Newcomb-Tulane College, and the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.