Beirut Calling

2018 ◽  
pp. 157-165
Author(s):  
Jennifer Solheim
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Native Speaker ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Syrian Civil War ◽  
Digital Discourse ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Visual Artist ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Arab Spring

In the conclusion to Performance of Listening, I begin with an analysis of Lebanese avant-jazz trumpeter and visual artist Mazen Kerbaj’s recording “Starry Night”, an unedited excerpt of Kerbaj improvising on trumpet to the sight and sound of Israeli fighter jets dropping bombs on Beirut during the 2006 Israeli War. improvisation with the bombs. Digital media has upped the ante for sound in culture and, by extension, the possibilities for the performance of listening. Digital works offers more flexibility in artistic media, and higher speed and lower cost of production and distribution. The latter issues are of particular interest in considering how blogs issue a call to listen. Kerbaj’s 2006 performance and posts presaged the use of social media in the Arab Spring and the role of drones, digital media, and correspondence in the Syrian Civil War, Daesh (the Islamic State), and terrorist attacks. Digital discourse has changed much about our cultures and societies, and the call to listen in postcolonial Francophone culture is no exception: it was digital discourse that led to Kerbaj not only becoming known in French culture, but also becoming an artist who expresses himself in French, by choice—as a non-native speaker.

scholarly journals Nasheeds as a part of the jihadi culture. The role of music in the Islamic State’s propaganda

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-71
Author(s):  
Marta Stempień
Keyword(s):  
Arab Spring ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Major Objective ◽  
Systemic Analysis ◽  
Empirical Research Methods ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
The 19Th Century

Nasheeds outpace the era of Internet and Youtube. Jihadist poetry in the Islamist hymns can be seen as an extension of the 19th-century anticolonial style of poetry called qaseeda. Presented article shows that nasheeds were not always a significant element in the jihadi culture. The increase of their role was observed quite recently, after the outbreak of the “Arab Spring”. This article is a case study. It attempts to fill a gap in research on the IS’s propaganda materials. The major objective of this article is to investigate the phenomenon of jihadist naseeds, including their role in the ‘jihadi culture’. The author seeks to answer to the question whether the presented facts may indicate the increase in their role occurred with the transfer of IS’ activities to cyberspace and whether it will be intensified in the future. The article takes into account historical conditions, briefly describing the genesis of the naseeds and their proliferation after the events of the “Arab Spring”. Then, using systemic analysis, the author presents their role in the activities of the Islamic State. In addition, theoretical and empirical research methods, such as: scientific literature analysis, case analysis, content analysis, classification, generalization were taken to solve the research problem.

26. Conflict and Chaos in the Middle East

2020 ◽  
pp. 643-669
Author(s):  
John W. Young ◽  
John Kent
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Civil War ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
International Intervention ◽  
The Arab Spring

This chapter examines the unrest across the Middle East in the 2010s. The first section focuses on the civil war in Syria and the role of so-called Islamic State., examining the causes of the Syrian uprising and the development of protests against President Assad into civil war. It describes the growth of Jihadism, formation of Ahrar al-Sham, and emergence of ISIS, and the subsequent declaration of a Caliphate. The escalation and destructive impact of the conflict is examined in the context of increasing international intervention and the involvement of foreign powers in both exacerbation of the conflict and efforts to restore peace. The second section describes the growing regional importance of Iran alongside the 2015 nuclear deal and tensions with Saudi Arabia. The chapter concludes with the Arab Spring in Tunisia and Egypt, conflict in Yemen, and the downfall of Gaddafi in Libya.

#Blockade: Social Media and the Gulf Diplomatic Crisis

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-220
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Sage Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Media Studies ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Digital Discourse ◽  
Digital Media Studies ◽  
The Persian Gulf

AbstractThe online public sphere, and the ways in which its digital media platforms influence discourse, is a crucial but understudied area of research in the six Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf. Through a case study of the ongoing Gulf diplomatic crisis, which began in June 2017, this essay draws on the disciplines of political science, communication, and digital media studies to analyze qualitative examples of digital discourse: the role of women, territorial boundaries, and the FIFA World Cup 2022. Linking these flash points to historical struggles between the countries, this essay suggests that the politicization of the online public sphere in the region does not represent a fundamental change in the diplomacy of the region but rather a new battleground for old regional rivalries.

scholarly journals Social Media Capabilities dalam Adopsi Media Sosial Guna Meningkatkan Kinerja UMKM

JEMBATAN ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-238
Author(s):  
Lia Febria Lina ◽  
Berlintina Permatasari
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
The Government ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Moderating Role

Social media is currently being used by both large companies and SMEs. For large companies the use of social media has been used successfully in reaching potential consumers. However, for SMEs, the marketing strategy of using social media is still being questioned. The purpose of this study is to fill the gaps in previous research by examining the driving factors for SMEs in using social media in promoting their products and testing how the performance of SMEs after adopting this technology is good both in financial and non-financial aspects that have not been done much research. The results of this study found that the compatible, cost-effective, interactive variables had a positive effect on the use of social media and subsequently had a positive effect on both financial and non-financial performance. However, the moderating role of social media capabilities cannot strengthen the relationship between use and the performance of SMEs. The results of this study are expected to be the basis for evaluating SMEs so that they can use digital media to support their business. The government must also pay attention to this to actively socialize the use of digital media for MSMEs so that the performance of SMEs can increase.

scholarly journals Romanian Users’ YouTube “Shakespeares”: Digital Localities in Global Fields

Humanities ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Mihai
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Cultural Production ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Cultural Productions ◽  
Cultural Field ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Field Perspective ◽  
Socially Situated ◽  
Algorithmic Bias

The cultural production of “Shakespeare” on the Internet has received growing attention in recent years, particularly in reference to newcomers in the field such as media users or “prosumers”. This is potentiated by the connectivity of digital platforms and growing access to digital means of production and distribution. From a field perspective on digital cultural production, participation online can be seen as a socially situated activity, often differentiated and marked by the habitus of digital media users. The present article aims firstly to discuss the utility of a field conceptualization of the cultural production of Shakespeare online, with reference to the work of Pierre Bourdieu. Secondly, through a critical framework derived from cultural and media economies, this article analyses Romanian appropriations of Shakespeare’s works on YouTube as cultural productions inscribed in both the global digital economy and also in the local cultural field. Thirdly, based on an overview of Romanian producers who have published Shakespeare videos and on the analysis of their visibility and circulation online, as well as their chosen genres and discourses, I argue that the Romanian digital (re)production of Shakespeare is situated at the periphery of both the national and the global digital field. User-made Shakespeare productions are yet to find valuation in the local cultural and media fields, being situated in an illegitimate location for appropriating Shakespeare. This will be contextualized in the larger discourse regarding the fundamental role of curation, but also in light of recent concerns about privileged locations, languages, and algorithmic bias across online cultural production, circulation, and consumption.

Sociale media en oude routines

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebeca De Dobbelaer ◽  
Steve Paulussen ◽  
Pieter Maeseele
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
User Generated Content ◽  
Tv News ◽  
Foreign News ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Sociale Media ◽  
The Arab Spring

Social media and old routines. The role of social media in the TV news coverage of the Arab Spring Social media and old routines. The role of social media in the TV news coverage of the Arab Spring This study investigates the use of social media as a source of information for Belgian broadcast journalists covering the Arab Spring in 2011. We conducted a content analysis of the 7 o’clock news on the Flemish public broadcasting channel Eén and its commercial competitor VTM, from January 1st till March 31st. We found that user-generated content from YouTube contributed to 30% of all news items about the Arab Spring, while 8% of the news items referred to social media other than YouTube. Interviews with four foreign news editors confirm the growing importance of social media for newsgathering despite the professional prudence with respect to the veracity of user-generated content. At the same time, however, the increased use and visibility of social media in the foreign news does not seem to affect the dominance of institutional sources, such as major news agencies Reuters and APTN and international media like BBC and CNN. The study concludes that conventional routines and standards of professional gatekeeping shape the use of social media in contemporary journalism.

The Role of Digital and Social Media in Supporting Bereaved Students

2017 ◽  
pp. 96-112
Author(s):  
Carla J. Sofka
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Online Resources ◽  
Death Notification ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Tangible Assistance

This chapter describes the benefits and challenges that can occur with adolescents’ use of digital media and social media in relation to a death, beginning with the pros and cons of death notification via digital and social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and texting. Digital and social media resources can be used to gain information about grief, to facilitate the provision of tangible assistance to the bereaved, and to offer emotional support. The use of social media as a tool for survivor advocacy will be discussed. Online resources available to facilitate cybersafety are covered. A list of questions to facilitate conversations with students about their use and impact of digital and social media use is included.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Intra-Organizational Collaboration and Media Workers’ Interests in Media Innovations

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar Westlund ◽  
Arne H Krumsvik
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Editorial Staff ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
It Department ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Perceived Change ◽  
Organizational Collaboration ◽  
It Departments ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

This article contributes with a unique quantitative study of newspaper executives’ perceptions on the interest and collaboration contained within digital media innovation among staff in the editorial, business and IT departments. Two research questions are explored: (1) Do newspaper executives perceive that there is diverging interest in digital media innovation across the editorial, business and IT departments of their organization? (2) Amid digital media innovation, and also in relation to the interest in such activities among departments, do newspaper executives’ perceive that the collaboration between members of editorial, business and IT departments has increased? The empirical analysis draws upon two surveys of Norwegian newspaper executives conducted in April 2011 and April 2013. Results show that the various explorations of digital media are not perceived to have fostered increased collaboration between the actors in the three departments. However, there was a significant relationship related to the size of newspapers measured by circulation: larger newspapers had higher scores on intra-organizational collaboration. Media workers involved in production (editorial staff of the newsroom) and sales (business department) are perceived to be significantly less interested in digital innovation work compared to their colleagues in the IT department. Multivariate analysis revealed the technologists perceived interest in change to be a key predictor for perceived change in intra-organizational collaboration. This indicates the important role of the IT department, in relation to the newsroom and the business department, for innovation relating to the production and distribution of news.

Multiplicities of Purpose: The Auditorium Building, the State, and the Transformation of Arab Digital Media

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 343-347
Author(s):  
David Faris
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Transnational Media ◽  
National Boundaries ◽  
Moment Of Resistance ◽  
The Arab Spring

Digital media played a key role in a number of uprisings that later became known as the Arab Spring. Now that this moment of resistance has largely given way to a tumultuous and unsettled regional order, we can ask what role these media forms are playing in the new ecology of the postuprisings Middle East. I would argue that we are witnessing a period of experimentation—journalists are attempting to generate both revenue and dissent under circumstances that range from unsettled (Tunisia) to increasingly repressive (Jordan), while proto-state actors and transnational jihadis are exploiting social media to attract supporters and influence diverse audiences. What is clear is that in many states the digital arrangement that characterized the 2000s—activist bloggers squaring off openly with recalcitrant and often clueless states—is gone. States are now more aware of and careful about the strategies they employ vis-à-vis digital dissent. In places such as Egypt, some of the most vocal activists are in prison. In Jordan, they have returned to producing journalism that skirts the line between tolerated and forbidden. Across the region digital media activists are grappling with disillusionment about the trajectory of the Arab Spring, while digital spaces are sites for transnational contestation, including by the most successful challenger to the state system since Jamal ʿAbd al-Nasir in the 1950s, the Islamic State (IS). ʿAbd al-Nasir famously used radio to breach the information firewalls erected by new Arab states. IS has similarly employed the technologies of the day to execute a plan of even greater ambition and reach—far from reaching out only across national boundaries within the subsystem, IS militants have crafted a transnational media operation of remarkable scope, one that has drawn tens of thousands of recruits not only from the Middle East but also from Europe, the United States, and Asia.

Iraq 2014–2017: Obama and the Banality of Killing

2020 ◽  
pp. 145-180
Author(s):  
Lily Hamourtziadou
Keyword(s):  
War On Terror ◽  
Human Security ◽  
The State ◽  
The Body ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
War And Peace ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Body Count

The 2014-2017 period is explored through discussions on the nature and role of the Islamic State, notions of war and peace, tyranny and democracy, captivity and liberation, in the context of political and security developments. The chapter raises questions regarding the impact of the Islamic State, as well as the impact of the way the coalition has countered the terror. Precision bombing, the Arab Spring, the Islamic State and the rise in civilian deaths are presented as factors contributing to the state of human security in Iraq. As a generation of Iraqis had, by 2017, grown up in occupation, terrorism, insurgency and western support, as the body count rose and national, regional and global security in this War on Terror once again took top position on our security agenda, how was the human security of Iraqis assured by this support?

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