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The digital has emerged as a driving force of change that is
reshaping everyday life and affecting nearly every sphere of vital
activity. Yet, its impact has been far from uniform. The
multifaceted implications of these ongoing shifts differ markedly
across the world, demanding a nuanced understanding of specific
manifestations and local experiences of the digital. In The Digital
Double Bind, Mohamed Zayani and Joe F. Khalil explore how the
Middle East's digital turn intersects with complex political,
economic, and socio-cultural dynamics. Drawing on local research
and rich case studies, they show how the same forces that brought
promises of change through digital transformation have also
engendered tensions and contradictions. The authors contend that
the ensuing disjunctures have ensnared the region in a double bind,
which represents the salient feature of an unfolding digital turn.
The same conditions that drive the state, market, and public
immersion in the digital also inhibit the region's drive to change.
The Digital Double Bind reconsiders the question of technology and
change, moving beyond binary formulations and familiar trajectories
of the network society. It offers a path-breaking analysis of
change and stasis in the Middle East and provides a roadmap for a
critical engagement with digitality in the Global South.
An invaluable resource for those seeking to understand the past,
present and future of media and cultural resources in the Middle
East. The Handbook of Media and Culture in the Middle East is
designed to help readers navigate the important questions of the
region and better understand the global cultural and media
transformations that shape the debates and challenges of the
twenty-first century. Bringing together contributions by a
trans-regional panel of established experts and new voices, this
interdisciplinary volume offers a fresh perspective on the cultures
of the Middle East and their media production, distribution, and
consumption. Rather than viewing the Middle East as a monolithic
culture operating within a limited media framework, the book
examines the multi-local characteristics of knowledge production,
media, and culture in the region. Particular emphasis is placed on
the necessity for moving away from universalism in favor of
theoretically- and historically-grounded integrated analysis.
Throughout the text, the authors address the central questions of
media and culture in the Middle East while contextualizing the
region’s competing histories, geopolitical and socio-economic
issues, and ongoing cultural and media debates. Describes the
intellectual landscape of the field, including its historic
emergence and evolution, key theoretical approaches and empirical
research, and possible future directions Presents rich analyses
anchored in contemporary research and broad historical and
geopolitical contexts Focuses on the symbiotic and dynamic
relationship between old and emerging media Offers case studies in
cultural production and mainstream and alternative media. Discusses
the role of empire and its consequences for communication, culture
and politics Engages with culture as a dynamic site of struggle and
contestation Part of the acclaimed Blackwell Global Handbooks in
Media and Communication Research series, The Handbook of Media and
Culture in the Middle East is essential reading for academics and
researchers in the field and an excellent textbook for students of
global studies, media and communication, journalism, anthropology,
sociology, economics, political science, and history.
In this revealing new study, Tarik Sabry and Joe Khalil preside
over an original new exploration of Arab culture. They employ
subjects as varied as anthropology, media studies, philosophy,
political economy and cultural studies to illuminate the
relationship between culture, time and publics in an Arab context,
whilst also laying the foundations for a much more nuanced picture
of Arab society. The diverse themes and locations explored include
communities at borders, in rural and urban locations, Syrian drama
audiences, Egyptian, Saudi and Tunisian artists and activists and
historical and contemporary Arab intellectuals. This fresh
empirical research and interdisciplinary analysis illuminate
intricate experiences that transcend local, national and religious
boundaries and expose how Arab publics combine the media and
technology to create a rich experience that shapes their collective
imagination and social structure. Providing a grounded orientation
to key debates on time and what can be defined as public in modern
Arab cultures, Sabry and Khalil address teachers, students and
those concerned about the delicate structures that underpin the
upheavals of the modern Arab world.
The Media Globe is a multifaceted look at contemporary trends in
media practices in regions beyond the United States, including
Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and
Australia. A diverse group of respected scholars follows the
emerging patterns in a variety of media worldwide, identifying the
existing and developing issues and the potential impacts on
democratic communication. They also assess the current tensions
between ongoing global media practices and local or regional
cultural norms. Using theoretical approaches such as
'glocalization,' hybridity, hegemony, cultural imperialism, and
world-systems theory, the authors consider alternative scenarios
for global communication that could better mesh with these cultural
norms and practices. Given the rapid global consolidation of media
and the resulting reform of its regulatory agencies, this
reassessment is a timely and important read.
The Media Globe is a multifaceted look at contemporary trends in
media practices in regions beyond the United States, including
Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and
Australia. A diverse group of respected scholars follows the
emerging patterns in a variety of media worldwide, identifying the
existing and developing issues and the potential impacts on
democratic communication. They also assess the current tensions
between ongoing global media practices and local or regional
cultural norms. Using theoretical approaches such as
"glocalization," hybridity, hegemony, cultural imperialism, and
world-systems theory, the authors consider alternative scenarios
for global communication that could better mesh with these cultural
norms and practices. Given the rapid global consolidation of media
and the resulting reform of its regulatory agencies, this
reassessment is a timely and important read.
In this revealing new study, Tarik Sabry and Joe Khalil preside
over an original new exploration of Arab culture. They employ
subjects as varied as anthropology, media studies, philosophy,
political economy and cultural studies to illuminate the
relationship between culture, time and publics in an Arab context,
whilst also laying the foundations for a much more nuanced picture
of Arab society. The diverse themes and locations explored include
communities at borders, in rural and urban locations, Syrian drama
audiences, Egyptian, Saudi and Tunisian artists and activists and
historical and contemporary Arab intellectuals. This fresh
empirical research and interdisciplinary analysis illuminate
intricate experiences that transcend local, national and religious
boundaries and expose how Arab publics combine the media and
technology to create a rich experience that shapes their collective
imagination and social structure. Providing a grounded orientation
to key debates on time and what can be defined as public in modern
Arab cultures, Sabry and Khalil address teachers, students and
those concerned about the delicate structures that underpin the
upheavals of the modern Arab world.
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