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The Public Sphere and Satellite Television in North Africa
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 222

The Public Sphere and Satellite Television in North Africa

The advent of satellite television and its adoption in the Maghreb brought about a profound social change. This book, which explores the relationships between the media and the public sphere, shows that the simple and quotidian act of watching satellite television as opposed to national television mobilizes novel ways of expressing identities along with a range of critical positions targeting political regimes. By bringing certain topics hitherto hardly present to the center of homes, the media reveals the pivotal functions of gender relations, which are today at the heart of social and political matters in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book offers a unique interpretation of the use of satellite television in authoritarian contexts and contributes to a better understanding of the media and the political public sphere. The book will interest teachers and students in communication, political studies, gender studies, sociology and anthropology of the Arab worlds and the Mediterranean.

Mediterranean reconsidered
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 282

Mediterranean reconsidered

This collection of essays re-evaluates existing representations of the Mediterranean, providing a fresh, new and often critical perspective on the cultural, social and political processes that shape this region. Subjects such as; food traditions, music, alterity, and identity from Southern Europe to North Africa and the Middle East are examined.

Suffering, Art, and Aesthetics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 233

Suffering, Art, and Aesthetics

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-07-09
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  • Publisher: Springer

How do we conceptualize the relationship between suffering, art, and aesthetics from within the broader framework of social, cultural, and political thought today? This book brings together a range of intellectuals from the social sciences and humanities to speak to theoretical debates around the questions of suffering in art and suffering and art.

Protests and Generations: Legacies and Emergences in the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 290

Protests and Generations: Legacies and Emergences in the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-04-18
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  • Publisher: BRILL

This collection problematizes the relationship between protests and generations. It examines how the production of generations relates to mobilization, forms of protest, and the generation of memory. It explores genealogies of generational formations in popular protests in the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean.

A Companion to Gender Studies
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 577

A Companion to Gender Studies

A Companion to Gender Studies presents a unified and comprehensive vision of its field, and its new directions. It is designed to demonstrate in action the rich interplay between gender and other markers of social position and (dis)privilege, such as race, class, ethnicity, and nationality. Presents a unified and comprehensive vision of gender studies, and its new directions, injecting a much-needed infusion of new ideas into the field; Organized thematically and written in a lucid and lively fashion, each chapter gives insightful consideration to the differing views on its topic, and also clarifies each contributor's own position; Features original contributions from an international panel of leading experts in the field, and is co-edited by the well-known and internationally respected David Theo Goldberg.

Retours de l'utopie
  • Language: fr
  • Pages: 392

Retours de l'utopie

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Suffering, Art, and Aesthetics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 335

Suffering, Art, and Aesthetics

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-07-09
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  • Publisher: Springer

How do we conceptualize the relationship between suffering, art, and aesthetics from within the broader framework of social, cultural, and political thought today? This book brings together a range of intellectuals from the social sciences and humanities to speak to theoretical debates around the questions of suffering in art and suffering and art.

Political Islam and Global Media
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 300

Political Islam and Global Media

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-06-10
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  • Publisher: Routledge

The development of new and social networking sites, as well as the growth of transnational Arab television, has triggered a debate about the rise in transnational political and religious identification, as individuals and groups negotiate this new triad of media, religion and culture. This book examines the implications of new media on the rise of political Islam and on Islamic religious identity in the Arab Middle East and North Africa, as well as among Muslim Arab Diasporas. Undoubtedly, the process of globalization, especially in the field of media and ICTs, challenges the cultural and religious systems, particularly in terms of identity formation. Across the world, Arab Muslims have embr...

Routledge Handbook on Arab Cinema
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 596

Routledge Handbook on Arab Cinema

Building on a growing body of literature, this Handbook provides an up-to-date and authoritative survey of Arab cinema. The collection includes contributions from academics and filmmakers from across the Arab region, Europe, and North America, and fills a gap in media studies by examining the entire Arab region, rather than focusing on one country or theme. The Handbook also sheds light on the heterogeneity of Arab filmmaking not only within the Arab region, but also globally, within diasporic communities. It is split into six parts: Part 1 provides an overview of each sub-region in the Arab world, including a chapter on Arab animation films. Parts 2, 3, and 4 address topical themes, encompassing the representation of gender, religion, and identity politics in Arab cinema. Part 5 discusses the theme of diaspora and Part 6 concludes the volume with reflective essays penned by selected diasporic filmmakers. This book is an essential reference for Arab media and cinema scholars, students, and professional filmmakers. With case studies from across the Arab region, it's also a valuable resource for anyone interested in film and media, global cinema, and the Middle East generally.

The Mediterranean Reconsidered
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 284

The Mediterranean Reconsidered

This collection of essays re-evaluates existing representations of the Mediterranean, providing a fresh, new, and often critical perspective on the cultural, social, and political processes that shape this important region. A wide range of subject matter, including music, food traditions, alterity, identity, and representation from Southern Europe to North Africa and the Middle East are examined by renowned scholars. The result is a fascinating discourse on the very character and idea of what constitutes the Mediterranean.