Media in the Middle East: Activism, Politics, and Culture

Lenze, Nele; Schriwer, Charlotte; Jalil, Zubaidah Abdul

This edited volume offers the first extended, cross-disciplinary exploration of the cumulative problems and increasing importance of various forms of media in the Middle East. Leading scholars with expertise in Middle Eastern studies discuss their views and perceptions of the media’s influence on regional and global change. Focusing on aspects of economy, digital news, online businesses, gender-related issues, social media, and film, the contributors of this volume detail media’s role in political movements throughout the Middle East. The volume illustrates how the increase in Internet connections and mobile applications have resulted in an emergence of indispensable tools for information acquisition, dissemination, and activism.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2017-12-04

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783319657707

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-65771-4

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 265