Arab Women and the Media in Changing Landscapes
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2017), xxv, 277 pp.
ISBN 978-3-319-62794-6 (ebook); 978-3-319-62793-9 (print)
"Maestri and Profanter highlight that the methodological approaches adopted in this volume are both interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary. Focusing on the changing relationship between the dynamics of Arab communication spaces and the role of Arab women both in and through the media, the introduction reveals the editors’ ambitious task to link a series of chapters reflecting applied research on highly sensitive and pivotal issues. The influence of new technologies and feminism is seen as an important historical determinant of the human development process in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Maestri and Profanter highlight the rise of new convergences between secular and Islamic aspirations in the Arab female world and in their media and cyberspheres, where education is confirmed as a vehicle of mutual respect." (Extract)
1 Introduction / Elena Maestri and Annemarie Profanter, 1
2 Arab Television Channels: The Image of Women Between Local and Global Trends / Barbara De Poli, 13
3 Women and the Media in Oman / Rafiah Al Talei, 35
4 Women as Representations of Class and Modernity: Gendered Public Visibility on Abu Dhabi TV / Xenia Gleissner, 57
5 Women in the News: A US-Arab Gulf Comparison / Alessandra L. González, 75
6 Gulf-Based Media and Women: A Shift to a Transcultural Dimension? / Elena Maestri, 91
7 Social Media, Social Inclusion and Women's Self-Esteem / Leena Maria Alyedreessy, Anne S. Helsdingen and Bayan Al-Sobaihi, 111
8 A Filmic Adventure: Women in Polygynous Marriages in Oman / Annemarie Profanter, 123
9 Political Tweeting: The Impact of Social Media on the Political Awareness of Saudi Women / Norah Altuwayjiri, 149
10 Social Networks and News: The Case of Emirati Women in Dubai / Sara J. Chehab, 167
11 Egyptian Cyber Feminisms Within the Arab Spring: A Gateway to Transnational Democracy? / Dina Hosni, 193
12 Harass Map: The Silent Revolution for Women's Rights in Egypt / Chiara Livia Bernardi, 215
13 Revolutionary Damascene Roses: Women and the Media in the Syrian Conflict / Billie Jeanne Brownlee, 229
14 Female Activists in Tunisian Socio-Political Movements: The Case of Amira Yahyaoui / Habiba Boumlik, 245
2 Arab Television Channels: The Image of Women Between Local and Global Trends / Barbara De Poli, 13
3 Women and the Media in Oman / Rafiah Al Talei, 35
4 Women as Representations of Class and Modernity: Gendered Public Visibility on Abu Dhabi TV / Xenia Gleissner, 57
5 Women in the News: A US-Arab Gulf Comparison / Alessandra L. González, 75
6 Gulf-Based Media and Women: A Shift to a Transcultural Dimension? / Elena Maestri, 91
7 Social Media, Social Inclusion and Women's Self-Esteem / Leena Maria Alyedreessy, Anne S. Helsdingen and Bayan Al-Sobaihi, 111
8 A Filmic Adventure: Women in Polygynous Marriages in Oman / Annemarie Profanter, 123
9 Political Tweeting: The Impact of Social Media on the Political Awareness of Saudi Women / Norah Altuwayjiri, 149
10 Social Networks and News: The Case of Emirati Women in Dubai / Sara J. Chehab, 167
11 Egyptian Cyber Feminisms Within the Arab Spring: A Gateway to Transnational Democracy? / Dina Hosni, 193
12 Harass Map: The Silent Revolution for Women's Rights in Egypt / Chiara Livia Bernardi, 215
13 Revolutionary Damascene Roses: Women and the Media in the Syrian Conflict / Billie Jeanne Brownlee, 229
14 Female Activists in Tunisian Socio-Political Movements: The Case of Amira Yahyaoui / Habiba Boumlik, 245
