Proceedings Of The Fourth International Conference On Popular Culture In The Middle East And North Africa Conference Organized With Oxford University 5 7 April 2006

Author : International Conference on Popular Culture in the Middle East and North Africa,Ǧamʿīyat al-Aẖawaīn,University of Oxford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Africa, North
ISBN : 9954108289

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Proceedings of the fourth International Conference on Popular Culture in the Middle East and North Africa : conference organized with Oxford University, 5 - 7 April 2006 by International Conference on Popular Culture in the Middle East and North Africa,Ǧamʿīyat al-Aẖawaīn,University of Oxford Pdf

"From April 5 to 7, 2006 Al Akhawayn University held the 4th International conference on popular culture in the Middle East and North Africa: public spaces, mass media, and mass consumption in conjunction with Oxford University. The conference brought together a wide range of academics and researchers from morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Israel, France, Austria, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States and covered topics as wide as rap music, popular religion, gender and language use, and Juha stories... The conference at Al Akhawayn University gave researchers from the fields of architecture, archeology, anthropology, linguistics, and literature a forum to not only present on their work, but to interact, question, and expand their interests and knowledge. Perhaps because of where the conference was held [Morocco] the majority of papers presented focused on North Africa and the largest number on topics related to popular religious practices... This volume of the conference proceedings includes only a small number of the papers presented during the conference. Some of the papers have been committed to publication elsewhere or final copies were not submitted by the authors." -- from Introduction (p. 9-10).

Author : Walid El Hamamsy,Mounira Soliman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781136228070

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Popular Culture in the Middle East and North Africa by Walid El Hamamsy,Mounira Soliman Pdf

This book explores the body and the production process of popular culture in, and on, the Middle East and North Africa, Turkey, and Iran in the first decade of the 21st century, and up to the current historical moment. Essays consider gender, racial, political, and cultural issues in film, cartoons, music, dance, photo-tattoos, graphic novels, fiction, and advertisements. Contributors to the volume span an array of specializations ranging across literary, postcolonial, gender, media, and Middle Eastern studies and contextualize their views within a larger historical and political moment, analyzing the emergence of a popular expression in the Middle East and North Africa region in recent years, and drawing conclusions pertaining to the direction of popular culture within a geopolitical context. The importance of this book lies in presenting a fresh perspective on popular culture, combining media that are not often combined and offering a topical examination of recent popular production, aiming to counter stereotypical representations of Islamophobia and otherness by bringing together the perspectives of scholars from different cultural backgrounds and disciplines. The collection shows that popular culture can effect changes and alter perceptions and stereotypes, constituting an area where people of different ethnicities, genders, and orientations can find common grounds for expression and connection.

Author : National Intelligence Council
Publisher : Cosimo Reports
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1646794974

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Global Trends 2040 by National Intelligence Council Pdf

"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.

Author : Marshall McLuhan
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 153743005X

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Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan Pdf

When first published, Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media made history with its radical view of the effects of electronic communications upon man and life in the twentieth century.

Author : Fabienne Darling-Wolf
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780472052431

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Imagining the Global by Fabienne Darling-Wolf Pdf

A focused multisited cultural analysis that reflects on the symbiotic relationship between the local, the national, and the global

Author : Sanja Kelly,Julia Breslin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442203976

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Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa by Sanja Kelly,Julia Breslin Pdf

Freedom HouseOs innovative publication WomenOs Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Progress Amid Resistance analyzes the status of women in the region, with a special focus on the gains and setbacks for womenOs rights since the first edition was released in 2005. The study presents a comparative evaluation of conditions for women in 17 countries and one territory: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine (Palestinian Authority and Israeli-Occupied Territories), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The publication identifies the causes and consequences of gender inequality in the Middle East, and provides concrete recommendations for national and international policymakers and implementers. Freedom House is an independent nongovernmental organization that supports democratic change, monitors freedom, and advocates for democracy and human rights. The project has been embraced as a resource not only by international players like the United Nations and the World Bank, but also by regional womenOs rights organizations, individual activists, scholars, and governments worldwide. WomenOs rights in each country are assessed in five key areas: (1) Nondiscrimination and Access to Justice; (2) Autonomy, Security, and Freedom of the Person; (3) Economic Rights and Equal Opportunity; (4) Political Rights and Civic Voice; and (5) Social and Cultural Rights. The methodology is based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the study results are presented through a set of numerical scores and analytical narrative reports.

Author : Marjorie Peden
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781437904062

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World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention by Marjorie Peden Pdf

Every day thousands of people are killed and injured on our roads. Millions of people each year will spend long weeks in the hospital after severe crashes and many will never be able to live, work or play as they used to do. Current efforts to address road safety are minimal in comparison to this growing human suffering. This report presents a comprehensive overview of what is known about the magnitude, risk factors and impact of road traffic injuries, and about ways to prevent and lessen the impact of road crashes. Over 100 experts, from all continents and different sectors -- including transport, engineering, health, police, education and civil society -- have worked to produce the report. Charts and tables.

Author : Lyndel V. Prott
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789231041280

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Witnesses to History by Lyndel V. Prott Pdf

This Compendium gives an outline of the historical, philosophical and ethical aspects of the return of cultural objects (e.g. cultural objects displaced during war or in colonial contexts), cites past and present cases (Maya Temple Facade, Nigerian Bronzes, United States of America v. Schultz, Parthenon Marbles and many more) and analyses legal issues (bona fide, relevant UNESCO and UNIDROIT Conventions, Supreme Court Decisions, procedure for requests etc.). It is a landmark publication that bears testament to the ways in which peoples have lost their entire cultural heritage and analyses the issue of its return and restitution by providing a wide range of perspectives on this subject. Essential reading for students, specialists, scholars and decision-makers as well as those interested in these topics.

Author : Abdulqawi A. Yusuf
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789047422198

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Standard-Setting at UNESCO by Abdulqawi A. Yusuf Pdf

Standard-setting represents one of the main constitutional functions of UNESCO and an important tool for realizing the goals for which the Organization was created. In addition to conventions and recommendations, the declarations adopted by the General Conference promulgate principles and norms intended to inspire the action of Member States in specific fields of activity. This first of a two-volume work on Standard-setting in UNESCO contains the essays presented at a symposium held on the occasion of its sixtieth anniversary. Topics addressed in Normative Action in Education, Science and Culture include methods of elaboration and implementation; constitutional objectives and legal commitments; international collaboration; and impact. Co-publication with the UNESCO.

Author : Alava, Séraphin,Frau-Meigs, Divina,Hassan, Ghayda
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231002458

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Youth and violent extremism on social media by Alava, Séraphin,Frau-Meigs, Divina,Hassan, Ghayda Pdf

Author : Jyothi Kanics,Daniel Senovilla Hernández,Kristina Touzenis,Unesco
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789231040917

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Migrating Alone by Jyothi Kanics,Daniel Senovilla Hernández,Kristina Touzenis,Unesco Pdf

The essays that make up this book examine the question of child migration from legal, sociological and anthropological angles, examining the situation in both countries of origin and receiving countries.--Publisher's description.

Author : Marc L. Moskowitz
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520276321

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Go Nation by Marc L. Moskowitz Pdf

Go (Weiqi in Chinese) is one of the most popular games in East Asia, with a steadily increasing fan base around the world. Like chess, Go is a logic game but it is much older, with written records mentioning the game that date back to the 4th century BC. As Chinese politics have changed over the last two millennia, so too has the imagery of the game. Today, it marks the reemergence of cultured gentlemen as an idealized model of manhood. Moskowitz uses this game to come to a better understanding of Chinese masculinity, nationalism, and class, as the PRC reconfigures its history and traditions to meet the future.

Author : Rose Arny
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1410 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015023720967

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Forthcoming Books by Rose Arny Pdf

Author : Richard Campbell,Christopher R. Martin,Bettina Fabos
Publisher : Bedford Books
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Mass media and culture
ISBN : 031239070X

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Media & Culture by Richard Campbell,Christopher R. Martin,Bettina Fabos Pdf

Rev. ed. of: Media and culture. 2nd ed. c2000. Includes bibliographical references (p. 575-582) and index.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Community-Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309452960

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Communities in Action by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Community-Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States Pdf

In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.