The Handbook of Media and Culture in the Middle East

The Handbook of Media and Culture in the Middle East

Edited by Joe F. Khalil, Gholam Khiabany, Tourya Guaaybess and Bilge Yesil

We are pleased to announce the release of the eighth title in the Global Handbooks in Media and Communication Research series co-published by Wiley and IAMCR.

The Handbook of Media and Culture in the Middle East is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to understand the profound and complex changes shaping the 21st century. With trans-regional contributions from established and emerging scholars, this ground-breaking volume offers conceptual essays and in-depth chapters that present rich analyses grounded in historical and geopolitical contexts, as well as key theory and empirical research.

Rather than viewing the Middle East as a monolithic culture, this Handbook examines the diverse and multi-local characteristics of the region’s knowledge production, dynamic media, and rich cultures. It addresses a wide range of topics, including the evolving mainstream and alternative media, competing histories in the region, and pressing socio-economic and media debates. Additionally, the Handbook explores the impact of regional and international politics on Middle Eastern cultures and media.

Designed to serve as a foundation for the next era of research in the field, The Handbook of Media and Culture in the Middle East is essential reading for all academics, scholars, and media practitioners. Its comprehensive scope makes it an excellent primary or supplementary textbook for undergraduate or graduate courses in global studies, media and communication, journalism, anthropology, sociology, economics, political science, and history.

This title is in the series Global Handbooks in Media and Communications, co-published by IAMCR and Wiley-Blackwell. It is the first collection dedicated to a region in the IAMCR/Wiley series.

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About the editors

Joe F. Khalil is Associate Professor of Global Media and Communication, Northwestern University, Qatar.

Gholam Khiabany is Reader in Media and Communications, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. 

Tourya Guaaybess is a Professor at the European University Centre at the University of Lorraine. 

Bilge Yesil is Associate Professor of Media Culture, College of Staten Island; Doctoral Faculty of Middle Eastern Studies, The Graduate Center, City University of New York. 

Title: The Handbook of Media and Culture in the Middle East
Editors: Joe F. Khalil, Gholam Khiabany, Tourya Guaaybess and Bilge Yesil
Published: 2023
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Pages: 576
ISBN: 978-1-119-63708-0