QAs

This panel brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to discuss the aftermath of media and the Arab Uprisings. It interrogates the images, political dynamics, and cultural forms that have emerged in the years since Bouazizi, Tahrir, and Asad became familiar names beyond the Middle East. Speakers will contextualize the politics of aesthetic practices in the period since the Uprisings appeared to begin so as to more clearly apprehend the contemporary moment. Panelists: Marwan M. Kraidy, "Creative Insurgency & Media Industries: Post-Revolutionary Paths" Anthony Shadid Chair in Global Media, Politics & Culture Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania Rayya El Zein, "Neoliberal Orientalism" Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania Hatim El-Hibri, "Speaking as the People" Assistant Professor, English and Film and Media Studies, George Mason University Respondent: Amal Amireh, George Mason University Moderator: Bassam Haddad, George Mason University Sponsored by Middle East and Islamic Studies, Film and Media Studies, Film and Video Studies, Arab Studies Institute, Communication, Cultural Studies, the English Department, and Global Programs. Co-sponsors: Global Affairs, and the Center for Global Islamic Studies.