Little Mosque on the Prairie and the Paradoxes of Cultural Translation
Kyle Conway, "Little Mosque on the Prairie and the Paradoxes of Cultural Translation "
English | ISBN: 1442650036 | 2017 | 184 pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 1442650036 | 2017 | 184 pages | PDF | 2 MB
In 2007, Little Mosque on the Prairie premiered on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation network. It told the story of a mosque community that worshiped in the basement of an Anglican church. It was a bona fide hit, running for six seasons and playing on networks all over the world.
Kyle Conway’s textual analysis and in-depth research, including interviews from the show’s creator, executive producers, writers, and CBC executives, reveals the many ways Muslims have and have not been integrated into North American television. Despite a desire to showcase the diversity of Muslims in Canada, the makers of
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