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050 00 PN1992.8.R43|bK73 2010 
100 1  Kraidy, Marwan M.,|d1972- 
245 10 Reality television and Arab politics :|bcontention in 
       public life /|cMarwan M. Kraidy. 
264  1 Cambridge ;|aNew York :|bCambridge University Press,
       |c2010. 
300    xvi, 252 pages ;|c24 cm. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
490 1  Communication, society and politics 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-244) and 
       index. 
505 0  Introduction: beyond al-Jazeera -- Screens of contention: 
       the battle for Arab viewers -- Voting Islam off the 
       island? Big brother in Bahrain -- The Saudi-Lebanese 
       connection -- Contesting reality: Star academy and Islamic
       authenticity in Saudi Arabia -- Gendering reality: Kuwait 
       in the eye of the storm -- A battle of nations: Superstar 
       and the Lebanon-Syria media war -- The "new Middle East"? 
       Reality television and the "independence Intifada" -- 
       Conclusion: performing politics, taming modernity. 
520    "What does it mean to be modern outside the West? Based on
       a wealth of primary data collected over five years, 
       Reality Television and Arab Politics analyzes how reality 
       television stirred an explosive mix of religion, politics,
       and sexuality, fueling heated polemics over cultural 
       authenticity, gender relations, and political 
       participation in the Arab world. The controversies, Kraidy
       argues, are best understood as a social laboratory in 
       which actors experiment with various forms of modernity, 
       continuing a long-standing Arab preoccupation with 
       specifying terms of engagement with Western modernity. 
       Women and youth take center stage in this process. Against
       the backdrop of dramatic upheaval in the Middle East, this
       book challenges the notion of a monolithic 'Arab Street' 
       and offers an original perspective on Arab media, shifting
       attention away from a narrow focus on al-Jazeera, toward a
       vibrant media sphere that compels broad popular engagement
       and contentious political performance."--Publisher 
       description. 
650  0 Reality television programs|zArab countries|xHistory and 
       criticism. 
650  0 Reality television programs|xPolitical aspects|zArab 
       countries. 
650  0 Television viewers|zArab countries|xAttitudes. 
650  0 Public opinion|zArab countries. 
650  7 Public opinion.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01082785 
650  7 Reality television programs.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01091252 
650  7 Television viewers|xAttitudes.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01147133 
651  7 Arab countries.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01240128 
830  0 Communication, society, and politics. 
910    AST 201608 
945    MARCIVE (03/23)