Introduction: A Return to the National Perspective

Guaaybess, Tourya

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“…This does not mean that the new channels themselves produced a sudden change in Algerian society; rather, they probably gave voice to, or developed in parallel with, some trends running all over the region. As stressed by Guaaybess (2013) and Kraidy (2014), after 2011, a return to a national perspective has been witnessed in several MENA countries.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In many countries of the Middle-Eastern and North African region, a movement of media liberalization started immediately after the 2011 revolts. As Guaaybess (2013) argued, ‘It appears that some rulers have been aware of the fact that the Arab Spring was a good opportunity to accelerate the liberalisation movement started years ago’ (p. 8). Interestingly, most of these movements tended to reinforce a local perspective in the media, encouraging national unity and cohesion.…”

Section: After 2011: Regional and National Shiftsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…More recently, in parallel with, and as a consequence of, the political turmoil started in 2011, national media landscapes in the region started to regain attention. As Tourya Guaaybess (2013) argued, ‘The 2011 Arab Spring confirms the importance of an analysis of Arab media especially focusing on the national scale’ (p. 1). At the same time, as Christensen (2013) said, the new wave of protests confirmed ‘the multi-scale interconnectivities linking the local, national, regional and the transnational’ (p. 10).…”

Section: Introduction: Transnational Local and (New) National Perspementioning

confidence: 96%

“…At the same time, as Christensen (2013) said, the new wave of protests confirmed ‘the multi-scale interconnectivities linking the local, national, regional and the transnational’ (p. 10). In the field of media and communication, as Guaaybess pointed out, theories such as that of Sinclair et al (1996) with their ‘middle-range’ approach, focusing on the regional rather than global broadcasting space, proved to be the most suitable to describe the media dynamics in the MENA region (Guaaybess, 2013: 4). In this model, some key actors emerge as intermediaries between the global and the national level: a role that in the region was covered for a long time by Egypt, in combination with other minor players such as Syria and Lebanon, and now has been taken by the Gulf countries (Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia) as unrivalled importers, distributors and producers of television content.…”

Section: Introduction: Transnational Local and (New) National Perspementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Marwan Kraidy (2014) also defined the phenomenon as ‘a renaissance of national broadcasting’ (p. 18). In fact, particularly after 2011, a transformation of many national media systems has started (Guaaybess, 2013) and, in Algeria, has affected mainly television news production and distribution. The new national channels that emerged after liberalization rapidly gained a large audience, also thanks to the growing distrust of pan-Arab broadcasters.…”

Section: Introduction: Transnational Local and (New) National Perspementioning

confidence: 99%

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National, regional, global TV in Algeria: University students and television audience after the 2012 Algerian media law

Sarnelli

Kobibi²

2017

Global Media and Communication

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This article investigates new trends in the consumption of national and transnational television channels in Algeria, following the changes introduced by the 2012 media law. Research on this topic was conducted through a small-scale audience survey among university students in Mostaganem, West Algeria, at the beginning of 2015. As other neighbouring countries, since the Eighties Algeria has been exposed to a rising amount of transnational television flows. After an initial French dominance, the last ten years saw a gradual growth in the Gulf channels' penetration, while national television became increasingly neglected. This partially changed after the 2011 uprisings, as many Arab countries accelerated a process of media liberalisation. In Algeria, the media law approved in 2012 opened the door to the creation of private television channels. The article explores the choices made by young Algerians in terms of national and transnational television content, both for news and entertainment. Based on the results of our survey and on other historical and contextual data, we argue that a new national perspective on news and current affairs is emerging in the country, together with the success of non-Western productions for entertainment formats. In both these domains, students from different faculties and backgrounds showed similar preferences, going beyond the linguistic, cultural and social segmentation that characterised the Algerian audience since the emergence of satellite television.

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Section: After 2011: Regional and National Shiftsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introduction: Transnational Local and (New) National Perspementioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Introduction: Transnational Local and (New) National Perspementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introduction: Transnational Local and (New) National Perspementioning

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National, regional, global TV in Algeria: University students and television audience after the 2012 Algerian media law

Sarnelli

Kobibi²

2017

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The end of pan-Arab media? National, transnational media and identity in Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan after 2011

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Lomazzi

2018

International Communication Gazette

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The article explores the relation between identity definition and trust in different information sources in Morocco, Jordan and Tunisia following the 2011 Uprisings. While prior to 2011 literature mostly highlighted the role of pan-Arab news channels in consolidating a transnational Arab public sphere, recent studies argued that there has been a reinforcement of national media and identities in the Middle East and North Africa, as a consequence of a partial liberalisation of national broadcasting. Our study is based on the Arab Transformations survey (2014), which unlike previous surveys included questions covering both media consumption and identity definition. We looked at how in the three countries the choice of Muslim, Arab or national identity definition was associated with the preference for distinct sources of political news. The results only partially confirmed the hypothesis of a renewed importance of national media and showed that in the three countries people tended to attribute very different values to the same news sources.

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Memes, Monsters, and the Digital Grotesque

Moreno-Almeida

2024

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Memes, Monsters, and the Digital Grotesque is a comprehensive exploration of grotesque aesthetics that have pervaded the post-digital era. This critical examination spans a variety of digital cultural production, including memes, animated cartoons, music videos, and expressive cultures such as fashion and urban subcultures that emerged between 2016 and 2020. Central to this enquiry is the concept of the grotesque, which captures a distinct moment infused with political and affective significance. Within this period a palpable sense of despair, alienation, and anomie coexist with new-found opportunities for creative experimentation made possible within the digital realm. One of the central assertions of the study is that memes, in their ugly, rapidly made, and amateurish aesthetics and anti-political correctness, epitomise the monsters of the digital sphere. These digital monsters embody a sense of resonance and, while serving as opportunities for creative empowerment, also perpetuate perverse political ideologies. The study posits a distinctive insight to the genre of digital horror wherein memes, horror, and grotesque aesthetics converge as decolonial tools of disobedience. These tools disrupt but also disobey established aesthetics and affective expectations of the digital realm. By exploring the multifaceted nature of grotesque aesthetics in the post-digital era, Memes, Monsters, and the Digital Grotesque offers a ground-breaking perspective on informal politics, monstrous aesthetics, and digital media in the post-digital era.

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Introduction: A Return to the National Perspective

Cited by 17 publications

References 5 publications

National, regional, global TV in Algeria: University students and television audience after the 2012 Algerian media law

National, regional, global TV in Algeria: University students and television audience after the 2012 Algerian media law

The end of pan-Arab media? National, transnational media and identity in Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan after 2011

Memes, Monsters, and the Digital Grotesque

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