New Media Configurations and Socio-Cultural Dynamics in Asia and the Arab World
Baden-Baden; London: Nomos; Bloomsbury (2015), 372 pp.
ISBN 978-3-8487-1293-9
Signature commbox: 70-General-E 2015
"This book explores socio-cultural dynamics in Asia and the Arab world, embedding them into current processes of mediatisation. The book is based on the assumption that social and cultural changes never originate exclusively from the media or technological innovations, but rather depend on the changing conceptions with which people adopt media technologies and integrate them into their daily lives. Besides the transregional exploration of new media configurations and changing media practices, the articles in this volume discuss the specific political and social structures in different local and national contexts as well as their translocal interconnectivity." (Publisher description)
Introduction / Nadja-Christina Schneider & Carola Richter, 11
I. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MEDIA
The Political Economy of Media: An Introduction / Carola Richter & Bettina Graf, 25
Who Holds Communication Power? An Analysis of Power Relations Shifts within the Media Reform in Myanmar / Melanie Radue & Lena Bullerdieck, 37
Persisting Powers, Financial Shackles and Political Polarisation. The Egyptian Media System in Transition / Nadia Leihs, 61
Conformism in the Emirati Press: The State-Media Discourse on the Workforce Integration of Emirati Women / Almut Woller, 89
After the Uprisings: Critical Reception of Empowered Arab Audiences / Omair Anas, 111
II. THE MULTIPLE INTERSECTIONS OF RELIGION AND MEDIA
The Multiple Intersections of Religion and Media: An Introduction / Patrick Eisenlohr, 137
A Counter-Public of a Different Kind: Tajik Youth, Religious Authority and the Medialisation of Islam / Jeanine Elif Dagyeli, 149
New Practices of Self-Representation: The Use of Online Media by Ahmadiyya and Shia Communities in Indonesia and Malaysia / Saskia Schäfer, 175
Dakwah 2.0: Digital Dakwah, Street Dakwah and Cyber-Urban Activism among Chinese Muslims in Malaysia and Indonesia / Hew Wai Weng, 199
III. APPLYING THE LENS OF MOBILITY TO MEDIA AND GENDER STUDIES
Applying the Lens of Mobility to Media and Gender Studies: An Introduction / Nadja-Christina Schneider, 225
Media Mobility and Convergence within India's Matrimonial Market / Fritzi-Marie Titzmann, 243
A Relationship with Benefits: Female Filmmakers Navigating Government Control in the United Arab Emirates / Xenia Tabitha Gleissner, 261
Cultivating Demi-Idols: The Queer Convergence of New Media and Korean Dance Performance in Thailand / Dredge Byung 'chu Käng, 287
IV. CHANGING MEDIA PRACTICES IN A DIGITAL AGE
Changing Media Practices in a Digital Age: An Introduction / Marcus Michaelsen, 307
Graffiti, Hypermedia and Heterotopia after the Arab Uprisings: New Media Practices and Configurations / Marwan M. Kraidy, 319
Filming Kashmir: Emerging Documentary Practices / Max Kramer, 345
I. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MEDIA
The Political Economy of Media: An Introduction / Carola Richter & Bettina Graf, 25
Who Holds Communication Power? An Analysis of Power Relations Shifts within the Media Reform in Myanmar / Melanie Radue & Lena Bullerdieck, 37
Persisting Powers, Financial Shackles and Political Polarisation. The Egyptian Media System in Transition / Nadia Leihs, 61
Conformism in the Emirati Press: The State-Media Discourse on the Workforce Integration of Emirati Women / Almut Woller, 89
After the Uprisings: Critical Reception of Empowered Arab Audiences / Omair Anas, 111
II. THE MULTIPLE INTERSECTIONS OF RELIGION AND MEDIA
The Multiple Intersections of Religion and Media: An Introduction / Patrick Eisenlohr, 137
A Counter-Public of a Different Kind: Tajik Youth, Religious Authority and the Medialisation of Islam / Jeanine Elif Dagyeli, 149
New Practices of Self-Representation: The Use of Online Media by Ahmadiyya and Shia Communities in Indonesia and Malaysia / Saskia Schäfer, 175
Dakwah 2.0: Digital Dakwah, Street Dakwah and Cyber-Urban Activism among Chinese Muslims in Malaysia and Indonesia / Hew Wai Weng, 199
III. APPLYING THE LENS OF MOBILITY TO MEDIA AND GENDER STUDIES
Applying the Lens of Mobility to Media and Gender Studies: An Introduction / Nadja-Christina Schneider, 225
Media Mobility and Convergence within India's Matrimonial Market / Fritzi-Marie Titzmann, 243
A Relationship with Benefits: Female Filmmakers Navigating Government Control in the United Arab Emirates / Xenia Tabitha Gleissner, 261
Cultivating Demi-Idols: The Queer Convergence of New Media and Korean Dance Performance in Thailand / Dredge Byung 'chu Käng, 287
IV. CHANGING MEDIA PRACTICES IN A DIGITAL AGE
Changing Media Practices in a Digital Age: An Introduction / Marcus Michaelsen, 307
Graffiti, Hypermedia and Heterotopia after the Arab Uprisings: New Media Practices and Configurations / Marwan M. Kraidy, 319
Filming Kashmir: Emerging Documentary Practices / Max Kramer, 345
