Description: he overall focus of this book is accordingly not so much on the role of new technologies and social networks as it is on how media and mapping practices expand the very notion of cultural engagement, political activism, popular protest and social participation.
Brief description: Alena Strohmaier is postdoc in Media Studies with a special focus on diasporic as well as near and middle eastern cinemas at Philipps-Universität Marburg (Germany).
Review Quotes: "Subjects in this book fit perfectly in the field of media and mass communication. Topics ranging from the news coverage in the Middle East to the history of communication and the technology used by the political elite in Asia could be used for research. Further, political scientists and sociologists (those who are focusing on subjects related to social movements and the intersection between the citizenries and rulers) could build upon information discussed in this book. Lastly, the audience of this book could be scholars of media effects, who focus their research interest on the news coverage and political communication, especially in the Middle East. Also, this book could be used undergraduate students about international communications subjects to explore the use of new media and technology in different parts of the world."
- Ahmed Alrawi, Mass Communication and Society (2021)
- Prof. Dr. Laura U. Marks, School for the Contemporary Arts, Simon Fraser University Vancouver (Canada) "This edited volume addresses an original topic. Bringing together analyses on various locations in the Middle East and North Africa, it aims for an open, dynamic understanding of 'area' not as given, but as set of spaces that is constantly reimagined and produced."
- Dr. Christiane Reinecke, Research Centre Global Dynamics, Universität Leipzig (Germany)