Politics and Digital Literature in the Middle East

Perspectives on Online Text and Context
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-319-76815-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 368 g

During the 2000's, online literature in Arabic language was popular among a larger readership. Writings on subjects dealing with politics, globalization, and social matters gained are well-received. While mapping the genre, this monograph shows literary developments in print and digital during these peak years to provide a historical context for the material. Online literary culture is linked to social, economic, and political developments within the last two decades. This book presents the differences between online and print literature as it relates to writer-readership interaction, literary quality, language and style, critical reception, and circulation. The geographic location of the analysis focuses on Gulf countries featuring a comparative study of Egypt and Lebanon.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lenze, Nele

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Literatur des Nahen Ostens & Nordafrikas
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Beginnings - How to Read Arabic Literature Online?.- 2. Style and Media Make-Up of Digital Literature.- 3. Socio-Political Expressions Through Language and Narration.- 4. Participatory Culture, Interaction, and Web 2.0.- 5. Who Are the Actors? Portrayal of Heroes.- 6. Challenges of Online Distribution.- 7. Concluding Thoughts.

Über Autor(innen)

Nele Lenze is Visiting Assistant Professor at the Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait. Her main research interests include media and freedom of speech in the Gulf. Recently, she co-edited  Converging Regions: Global Perspectives on Asia and the Middle East (2014) with Charlotte Schriwer, The Arab Uprisings: Catalysts, Dynamics, and Trajectories  with Fahed Al-Sumait and Michael Hudson (2014), and  Media in the Middle East: Activism, Politics, and Culture  (2017) with Charlotte Schriwer and Zubaidah Abdul Jalil.