Outputs (357)

When technology doesn't fit: information sharing practices among farmers in rural China (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Oreglia, E. (2013, December). When technology doesn't fit: information sharing practices among farmers in rural China. Presented at Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development: Full Papers, Cape Town

Mobile phones and the Internet are increasingly available in rural China, and used by people of all ages and educational levels. But despite the significant investments made by the Chinese State to "informatize" rural areas in order to help local res... Read More about When technology doesn't fit: information sharing practices among farmers in rural China.

Humanism, Nationalism and Violence in Mahmoud Darwish’s Poetry (2013)
Book Chapter
Alshaer, A. (2013). Humanism, Nationalism and Violence in Mahmoud Darwish’s Poetry. In H. Kennedy (Ed.), Warefare and Poetry in the Middle East (257-283). I.B Tauris

This chapter aims to present a theoretical and empirical reading of the great Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish’s (1941-2008) poetry as pertains to the themes of humanism, nationalism and violence within the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict... Read More about Humanism, Nationalism and Violence in Mahmoud Darwish’s Poetry.

Rethinking the Public Sphere in a Digital Environment: Similarities between the Eighteenth and the Twenty-First Centuries (2013)
Journal Article
Mahlouly, D. (2013). Rethinking the Public Sphere in a Digital Environment: Similarities between the Eighteenth and the Twenty-First Centuries. e-sharp, 20(6),

Narrating Conflict in the Middle East: Discourse, Image and Communications Practices in Lebanon and Palestine (2013)
Book
Matar, D., & Harb, Z. (Eds.). (2013). Narrating Conflict in the Middle East: Discourse, Image and Communications Practices in Lebanon and Palestine. I.B. Tauris. https://doi.org/10.5040/9780755607709

The term conflict has often been used broadly and uncritically to talk about diverse situations ranging from street protests to war, though the many factors that give rise to any conflict and its continuation over a period of time vary greatly. The s... Read More about Narrating Conflict in the Middle East: Discourse, Image and Communications Practices in Lebanon and Palestine.

The subject of 'the Subject' (2013)
Preprint / Working Paper
Hobart, M. (in press). The subject of 'the Subject'

Islam in the Narrative of Fatah and Hamas (2013)
Book Chapter
Alshaer, A. (2013). Islam in the Narrative of Fatah and Hamas. In D. Matar, & Z. Harb (Eds.), Narrating Conflict in the Middle East: Discourse, Image and Communications Practices in Lebanon and Palestine (111-133). I.B Tauris

Special Issue: Rethinking Asian media and film (2013)
Other
(2013). Special Issue: Rethinking Asian media and film. Leiden

Cultural Revolution in Iran: Contemporary Popular Culture in the Islamic Republic (2013)
Book
Sreberny, A., & Torfeh, M. (Eds.). (2013). Cultural Revolution in Iran: Contemporary Popular Culture in the Islamic Republic. I.B. Tauris. https://doi.org/10.5040/9780755607549

The Islamic Republic of Iran has entered its fourth decade, and the values and legacy of the Revolution it was founded upon continue to have profound and contradictory consequences for Iranian life. Despite the repressive power of the current regime... Read More about Cultural Revolution in Iran: Contemporary Popular Culture in the Islamic Republic.

Too soft on 'soft war' (2013)
Journal Article
Sreberny, A. (2013). Too soft on 'soft war'. International Journal of Communication, 7, 801-804

A critical commentary on Monroe Price's article on "Soft War"

The BBC World Service from wartime propaganda to public diplomacy: the case of Iran (2013)
Book Chapter
Sreberny, A., & Torfeh, M. (2013). The BBC World Service from wartime propaganda to public diplomacy: the case of Iran. In M. Gillespie, & A. Webb (Eds.), Diasporas and Diplomacy: Cosmopolitan contact zones at the BBC World Service (1932-2012) (121-139). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203125151-15

Over the summer of 2011 a compelling TV drama called The Hour was aired on BBC2. Focusing on BBC TV news at the time of the 1956 Suez crisis, it showed Foreign Offi ce (FO) offi cials concerned that Russian secret agents might be working inside the BBC... Read More about The BBC World Service from wartime propaganda to public diplomacy: the case of Iran.

Cyber-Space Vs. Cyber-Realities (2013)
Book
Fusari, M. (2013). Cyber-Space Vs. Cyber-Realities. Lambert

Essays In Contextualising Theories (2013)
Book
Fusari, M. (2013). Essays In Contextualising Theories. Lambert

The initiation of the 1728 Musin rebellion: assurances, the fifth-columnists and military resources (2013)
Journal Article
Jackson, A. D. (2013). The initiation of the 1728 Musin rebellion: assurances, the fifth-columnists and military resources. Korean histories, 3(2), 3-15

From Cine-Eye to Cine-Fist: Technological Innvervation in Media Space (2013)
Journal Article
Kang, J. (2013). From Cine-Eye to Cine-Fist: Technological Innvervation in Media Space. Episeuteme, 9, 301-339

Journalistic agency and the subjective turn in British foreign correspondent discourse (2013)
Thesis
Bentley, G. Journalistic agency and the subjective turn in British foreign correspondent discourse. (Thesis). SOAS, University of London

'Blogging: keyboards fight tanks': counter-authoritariandiscourses In Egyptian blogs (2013)
Thesis
Saif, G. 'Blogging: keyboards fight tanks': counter-authoritariandiscourses In Egyptian blogs. (Thesis). SOAS, University of London

This study highlights various counter-hegemonic discourses in
Egyptian blogs. It underscores how bloggers protest against the
authority of both state and social institutions. It departs from existing
empirical research in its theoretical approach... Read More about 'Blogging: keyboards fight tanks': counter-authoritariandiscourses In Egyptian blogs.

Review of "The Global Offensive: The United States, the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Making of the Post-Cold War Order" by Paul Thomas Chamberlin (2013)
Journal Article
Matar, D. (2013). Review of "The Global Offensive: The United States, the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Making of the Post-Cold War Order" by Paul Thomas Chamberlin. Diplomatic History, 38(1), 226-228. https://doi.org/10.1093/dh/dht042

Hebrew Elements in Palestinian Arabic political discourse (2013)
Book Chapter
Alshaer, A. (2013). Hebrew Elements in Palestinian Arabic political discourse. In G. Khan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics (7-12). Brill

Understanding the Crisis of Indian News Media: A Case Study of Star News and Star Ananda (2013)
Book Chapter
Batabyal, S. (2013). Understanding the Crisis of Indian News Media: A Case Study of Star News and Star Ananda. In P. Bandhopadhaya, & R. Das (Eds.), Mass Media and Society in Post Globalization Period : Issues and Approaches. Union Bridge Press

The production of the past: Tamil film history as a living archive (2013)
Journal Article
Hughes, S. (2013). The production of the past: Tamil film history as a living archive. BioScope: South Asian Screen Studies, 4(1), 71-80. https://doi.org/10.1177/097492761200483060

This article considers a series of questions about the relationships between historical sources, archival practice, and the production of film history about Tamil cinema of the 1930s. I review the range of archival material relevant for producing his... Read More about The production of the past: Tamil film history as a living archive.