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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813265703321

Autore

Jamal Amal

Titolo

The Arab public sphere in Israel : media space and cultural resistance / / Amal Jamal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-53977-9

9786612539770

0-253-00393-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xv, 182 p

Collana

Indiana series in Middle East studies

Disciplina

302.2308992/7405694

Soggetti

Mass media and minorities - Israel

Palestinian Arabs - Israel - Communication

Mass media - Political aspects - Israel

Mass media policy - Israel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Media space, political control, and cultural resistance -- The indigenous Arab minority in the Israeli state -- Israeli media policies toward the Arab minority -- Arabic media space in the Jewish state : seeking new communicative action -- Arabic print media and the new culture of newspaper reading -- Resisting cultural imperialism : alienation and strategic reading of the Hebrew press -- Electronic media and the strategy of in-betweenness -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

In this pathbreaking study, Amal Jamal analyzes the consumption of media by Arab citizens of Israel as a type of communicative behavior and a form of political action. Drawing on extensive public opinion survey data, he describes perceptions and use of media ranging from Arabic Israeli newspapers to satellite television broadcasts from throughout the Middle East. By participating in this semi-autonomous Arab public sphere, the average Arab citizen can connect with a wider Arab world beyond the boundaries of the Israeli state. Jamal shows how media aid the community's ability to resist the state's domination, protect its Palestinian national identity, and promote its civic status.