Mediating the Middle East engages social and political constructions that articulate sentiment within the United States, with consequences not only to foreign policies and relationships, but also to experiences of Arab and Muslim citizens. Engagement with media narratives is expected to become particularly relevant when people do not share a resonating identity or direct experience with the community being projected. I position this research as an entry into how we might understand the primacy of dominant media narratives in shaping norms that contribute to discriminatory practices. Through this analysis, I focus on the concerns of Arab and Muslim Americans, considering the consequences of negative media characterizations of Islam, of Arab communities, and of the Middle East. This study builds on a national survey of adult United States citizens (n = 1416), with a targeted proportion of Arab American residents. These attitudes toward fellow citizens as well as foreign countries are considered in relation to extent of engagement with popular culture, specifically action-adventure given its role in Hollywood narratives featuring the Middle East. Attitudes toward Arab and Muslim communities within the United States as well as in the Middle East are demonstrated to be related to this form of media engagement.

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美国通过调解中东的棱镜和偏见

调解中东涉及表达美国国内情绪的社会和政治结构，不仅对外交政策和关系产生影响，而且对阿拉伯和穆斯林公民的经历产生影响。当人们不与被投射的社区分享共鸣身份或直接体验时，参与媒体叙事预计将变得特别重要。我将这项研究定位为我们如何理解主流媒体叙事在塑造有助于歧视性做法的规范中的首要地位的入口。通过这种分析，我关注阿拉伯和穆斯林美国人的担忧，考虑到媒体对伊斯兰教、阿拉伯社区和中东的负面描述的后果。本研究建立在对美国成年公民（n = 1416）的全国性调查的基础上，目标是阿拉伯裔美国居民。这些对同胞和外国的态度被认为与流行文化的参与程度有关，特别是动作冒险，因为它在以中东为特色的好莱坞叙事中的作用。美国以及中东对阿拉伯和穆斯林社区的态度被证明与这种形式的媒体参与有关。