Mission Invisible: Race, Religion, and News at the Dawn of the 9/11 Era

by Ross Perigoe and Mahmoud Eid

For many Canadians, the attacks of 9/11 produced feelings of insecurity, vulnerability, and suspicion of "Arabs." How did these negative attitudes come about? Many point to the complicity of the news media in reproducing racist images of Muslim minorities. Mission Invisible chronicles varying racialized constructions of Muslim communities in the news during the most significant stage of reportage: the initial weeks when the events, issues, and primary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774826479
• ISBN13: 9780774826471
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"