Media and Political Contestation in the Contemporary Arab World : A Decade of Change
1st ed. 2016
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1137525223
ISBN-13
9781137525222
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 9th, 2015
Print length
327 Pages
Weight
556 grams
Dimensions
14.90 x 22.30 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
Middle EastMedia studiesMedia studiesPolitical activismPolitical activism / Political engagement
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Much has been made of the role of various media in the shaping of conflicts and political agendas in today's Arab world. This volume examines this topic with interdisciplinary contributions that range across media studies, anthroplogy, religious studies, and political science and explore both new and older media forms.
This book addresses the roles of various media in the shaping and active contestation of particular conflicts and political agendas in the Arab world. Interdisciplinary contributions examine the sociopolitical dynamics generated in and through media, with perspectives emerging from media studies, anthropology, religious studies, and political science. This book explores both new media and older media forms and formats including the press, satellite television, Facebook, Web 2.0 technology, posters, and music videos. Topics range across the politics of popular culture, women scholars'' religious fatwas, the Palestinian visual public sphere, Hezbollah''s media policy, women''s presence on Arab satellite television, and the uses of Facebook in the Tunisian revolution. Contributors include such well-known scholars as Charles Hirschkind, Marwan Kraidy, Amahl Bishara, and Olfa Lamloum.
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