An upcoming University Forum lecture at UNLV will focus on the portrayal of Arabs in the mass media.

On March 1, Jack Shaheen, professor emeritus of mass communications at Southern Illinois University, will present "Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People."

Shaheen, who also serves as a consultant on Middle East affairs for CBS, will use film clips, slides, music, and DVDs to help illustrate how Arabs are portrayed in the United States and throughout the world in various media. The lecture will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History. All University Forum lectures are free and open to the public. No reservations are required.

The lecture is being cosponsored by UNLV's College of Liberal Arts, student government (CSUN), the English as a Second Language Program, and the foreign languages department. The University Forum lecture series is underwritten by The Jerry Kalafatis Lodge Charitable Foundation and the UNLV Foundation.