Scholars like Said and Alsultany argue that politics and fiction (especially film and TV) go hand in hand. What do you think they mean by this? And what might be some examples of this in the context of religious representation in American pop culture? How can our pop culture diet help shape our understanding of parts of the world we have never visited, or groups of people we have little firsthand experience with?

Scholars like Said and Alsultany argue that politics and fiction (especially film and TV) go hand in hand. What do you think they mean by this? And what might be some examples of this in the context of religious representation in American pop culture? How can our pop culture diet help shape our understanding of parts of the world we have never visited, or groups of people we have little firsthand experience with?