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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jamal, Amal (Professor of political science)

Series:

Indiana series in Middle East studies.

Indiana series in Middle East studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media and minorities--Israel.

Mass media and minorities.

Palestinian Arabs--Israel--Communication.

Palestinian Arabs.

Mass media--Political aspects--Israel.

Mass media.

Mass media policy--Israel.

Mass media policy.

Physical Description:

xv, 182 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-53977-9

9786612539770

0-253-00393-8

OCLC:

607552621