Mediated Identities and New Journalism in the Arab World: Mapping the Arab Spring
Aziz Douai (Ed.)
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Description for Mediated Identities and New Journalism in the Arab World: Mapping the Arab Spring
Hardback. Editor(s): Douai, Aziz; Ben Moussa, Mohamed. Num Pages: 214 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLX; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 219 x 2. Weight in Grams: 424.
This book looks into the role played by mediated communication, particularly new and social media, in shaping various forms of struggles around power, identity and religion at a time when the Arab world is going through an unprecedented period of turmoil and upheaval. The book provides unique and multifocal perspectives on how new forms of communication remain at the centre of historical transformations in the region. The key focus of this book is not to ascertain the extent to which new communication technologies have generated the Arab spring or led to its aftermaths, but instead question ... Read more
This book looks into the role played by mediated communication, particularly new and social media, in shaping various forms of struggles around power, identity and religion at a time when the Arab world is going through an unprecedented period of turmoil and upheaval. The book provides unique and multifocal perspectives on how new forms of communication remain at the centre of historical transformations in the region. The key focus of this book is not to ascertain the extent to which new communication technologies have generated the Arab spring or led to its aftermaths, but instead question ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137581402
SKU
V9781137581402
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Ref
99-15
About Aziz Douai (Ed.)
Aziz Douai is Associate Professor of Communication and Digital Media at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada. His research focuses on communication technologies, politics, and social change. Mohamed Ben Moussa is Acting Dean of the School of Communication and Media Studies at the Canadian University Dubai, UAE. In addition to contributing to several edited books, his ... Read more
Reviews for Mediated Identities and New Journalism in the Arab World: Mapping the Arab Spring
Mediated Identities and New Journalism in the Arab World: Mapping the Arab Spring, edited by Aziz Douai and Mohamed Ben Moussa, sheds light on the role played by mediated communication, especially new and social media ... . Scholars, researchers, students, media workers, and policy makers, who are interested in new ICTs and new journalism, particularly in the Arab ... Read more