Television and the Afghan culture wars : brought to you by foreigners, warlords, and activists / Wazhmah Osman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Osman, Wazhmah, 1974- author.

Series:

The geopolitics of information

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television programs--Afghanistan--History--21st century.

Television programs.

Television and politics--Afghanistan.

Television and politics.

Television broadcasting--Social aspects--Afghanistan.

Television broadcasting.

Afghanistan--Social conditions--21st century--Press coverage.

Afghanistan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource.)

Place of Publication:

Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Portrayed in Western discourse as tribal and traditional, Afghans have in fact intensely debated women's rights, democracy, modernity, and Islam as part of their nation building in the post-9/11 era. Wazhmah Osman places television at the heart of these public and politically charged clashes while revealing how the medium also provides war-weary Afghans with a semblance of open discussion and healing. After four decades of gender and sectarian violence, she argues, the internationally funded media sector has the potential to bring about justice, national integration, and peace. Fieldwork from across Afghanistan allowed Osman to record the voices of many Afghan media producers and people. Afghans offer their own seldom-heard views on the country's cultural progress and belief systems, their understandings of themselves, and the role of international interventions. Osman analyzes the impact of transnational media and foreign funding while keeping the focus on local cultural contestations, productions, and social movements. As a result, she redirects the global dialogue about Afghanistan to Afghans and challenges top-down narratives of humanitarian development"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Legitimizing Modernity: Indigenous Modernities, Foreign Incursions, and Their Backlashes

Imperialism, Globalization, and Development: Overlaps and Disjunctures

Afghan Television Production: A Distinctive Political Economy

Producers and Production: The Development Gaze and the Imperial Gaze

Reaching Vulnerable and Dangerous Populations: Women and the Pashtuns

Reception and Audiences: The Demands and Desires of Afghan People

Conclusion: The Future of Afghan Media, the Future of Afghanistan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780252043550

0252043553

OCLC:

1196821933