Image politics in the Middle East : the role of the visual in political struggle / Lina Khatib.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khatib, Lina (Lina H.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in politics--Middle East.

Communication in politics.

Visual communication--Middle East.

Visual communication.

Mass media--Political aspects--Middle East.

Mass media.

Mass media--Political aspects.

Middle East--Politics and government--1979-.

Middle East.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2013.

Summary:

Politics in the Middle East is now 'seen' and the image is playing a central part in processes of political struggle. This is the first book in the literature to engage directly with these changing ways of communicating politics in the region - and particularly with the politics of the image, its power as a political tool.

Lina Khatib presents a cross-country examination of emerging trends in the use of visuals in political struggles in the Middle East, from the Cedar Revolution in Lebanon to the Green Movement in Iran, to the Arab Spring in Egypt, Syria and Libya. She demonstrates how states, activists, artists and people 'on the street' are making use of television, the social media and mobile phones, as well as non-electronic forms, including posters, cartoons, billboards and graffiti to convey and mediate political messages. She also draws attention to politics as a visual performance by leaders and citizens alike. With a particular focus on the visual dynamics of the Arab Spring, and based on case studies on the visual dimension of political protest as well as of political campaigning and image management by political parties and political leaders, Image Politics in the Middle East shows how visual expression is at the heart of political struggle in the Middle East today. It is a hard-hitting, enjoyable, groundbreaking book, challenging the traditional ways in which politics in the Middle East is conceived of and analysed. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Revolutionary Illusions 13

1 The Visual Legacy of the Cedar Revolution in Lebanon 15

2 Hizbullah: Image Management and Political Survival 36

3 The Politics of (In)visibility in Iran 72

Part II Revolutionary Images 115

4 The Visual Rush of the Arab Spring 117

5 Television Images and Political Struggle 168

6 From Images of Dictators to Images of Citizens 182.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781848852822

1848852827

9781848852815

1848852819

OCLC:

794816682