Representation Between the Particular and the Universal

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: Muslims and Sitcoms in Post-9/11 North America 3
5. Sitcoms, Cultural Translation, and the Paradox of Saleable Diversity 17
6. Representation Between the Particular and the Universal 33
7. The Paradoxes of “Humanizing Muslims” 54
8. Saleable Diversity and International Audiences 80
9. Religion as Culture versus Religion as Belief 99
10. Identity and Difference in North American Sitcoms 123
11. Notes 143
12. References 155
13. Index 169