TY - BOOK AU - Sabry,Tarik TI - Arab cultural studies: mapping the field SN - 9781848855588 (hbk) U1 - 306.09174927 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - I.B. Tauris KW - Civilization, Arab KW - Study and teaching KW - Mass media KW - Arab countries KW - Social life and customs KW - History KW - Politics and government N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction Arab Cultural Studies: Between 'Reterritorialisation' and 'Deterritorialisation' / Tarik Sabry -- ch. 2 History in Arab Media Studies: A Speculative Cultural History / Walter Armbrust -- ch. 3 Arab Media Studies Between the Legacy of a Thin Discipline and the Promise of New Cultural Pathways / Mohamed Zayani -- ch. 4 Cultural Studies in Arab World Academic Communication Programmes: The Battle for Survival / Muhammad Ayish -- ch. 5 In Search of the Great Absence: Cultural Studies in Arab Universities / Riadh Ferjani -- ch. 6 Rethinking the Arab State and Culture: Preliminary Thoughts / Dina Matar -- ch. 7 The Necessary Politics of Palestinian Cultural Studies / Helga Tawil-Souri -- ch. 8 Rethinking Gender Studies: Towards an Arab Feminist Epistemology / Layal Ftouni -- ch. 9 Disarticulating Arab Popular Culture: The Case of Egyptian Comedies / Iman Hamam --; Contents note continued: ch. 10 Placing Political Economy in Relation to Cultural Studies: Reflections on the Case of Cinema in Saudi Arabia / Naomi Sakr -- ch. 11 The Saudi Modernity Wars According to Abdullah Al-Ghathami: A Template for the Study of Arab Culture and Media / Marwan M. Kraidy -- ch. 12 Cultural Criticism: Theory and Method / Abdullah Al-Ghathami -- ch. 13 Language as Culture: The Question of Arabic / Atef Alshaer -- ch. 14 Internationalising a Media Studies Degree in Arab Higher Education: A Case Study Arising from an Agreement Between New Zealand and Oman / Rosser Johnson ER -