Researching the Middle East : cultural, conceptual, theoretical and practical issues / edited by Lorraine Charles, Ilan Pappé and Monica Ronchi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Charles, Lorraine, editor.

Pappé, Ilan, editor.

Ronchi, Monica, editor.

JSTOR (Online Service)

Series:

Research methods for the arts and humanities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research.

Middle East--Research.

Middle East.

Africa, North--Research.

Africa, North.

Middle East--Study and teaching.

Africa, North--Study and teaching.

North Africa.

Middle East Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Section I Researching Political Dynamics in the Middle East

1 The Past is Here: Reflections on modern Middle Eastern Historiography p. 11 / Ilan Pappé

2 Doing Research in Conflict and Post-conflict Contexts p. 26 / Irene Costantini and Sansom Milton

3 Researching (and Deconstructing) Sectarianism in Lebanon and Beyond p. 39 / Ana Almuedo-Castillo

4 Researching Livelihoods for Syrian Refugees in Protectionist Labour Markets: The Cases of Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey p. 53 / Lorraine Charles

Section 2 Identity and Positionality in Research

5 Talking to Young People about Being a National: Fieldwork Reflections from Dubai p. 73 / Idil Akinci

6 'Here be Dragons': Navigating the Problems of Researching 'Terrorism' and Critical Terrorism Studies p. 88 / Richard McNeil-Willson

7 Positionality and Access: Doing Surveys and Empirical Research in the Middle East p. 115 / Bethany Shockley

Section 3 Conducting Ethnographic Research

8 Women, Conflict and the Everyday: Feminist Ethnographies in Palestine and Kurdistan p. 131 / Sophie Richter-Devroe and Veronica Buffon

9 From the Ethical to the Practical: Cases of Working with Interpreters in Middle East Studies p. 149 / Alex Mahoudeau and Yves Mirman

10 Conducting Research in Arabic: Challenges and New Perspectives p. 161 / Giorgia Ferrari

Section 4 Research Through Text, Symbols and Technology

11 Problems of Method: Applying 'Western Literary Theory' to Arabic Texts p. 181 / Hannah Scott Deuchar

12 YouTube and Ethnography in the Middle East: Creative Access in Difficult Places p. 195 / Kenny Schmitt

13 Reading the Signs: Towards a Semiotic Approach in Islamic Studies p. 211 / Pierre Hecker.

Notes:

Includes index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781474440325

1474440320

Publisher Number:

40030501075

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