In this pathbreaking study, Amal Jamal analyzes the consumption of media by Arab citizens of Israel as a type of communicative behavior and a form of political action. Drawing on extensive public opinion survey data, he describes perceptions and use of media ranging from Arabic Israeli newspapers to satellite television broadcasts from throughout the Middle East. By participating in this semi-autonomous Arab public sphere, the average Arab citizen can connect with a wider Arab world beyond the boundaries of the Israeli state. Jamal shows how media aid the community's ability to resist the state's domination, protect its Palestinian national identity, and promote its civic status.
Author(s): Amal Jamal
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 208
Cover
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The ArabPublic Spherein Israel......Page 4
Copyright
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Contents......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 18
Introduction......Page 22
One Media Space, Political Control, and Cultural Resistance......Page 32
Two The Indigenous Arab Minority in the Israeli State......Page 50
Three Israeli Media Policies toward the Arab Minority......Page 60
Four Arabic Media Space in the Jewish State: Seeking New Communicative Action......Page 82
Five Arabic Print Media and the New Culture of Newspaper Reading......Page 94
Six Resisting Cultural Imperialism: Alienation and Strategic Reading of the Hebrew Press......Page 117
Seven Electronic Media and the Strategy of In-Betweenness......Page 128
Conclusion......Page 148
Notes......Page 158
Bibliography......Page 178
Index......Page 196
