UCD Clinton Institute for American Studies
UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland | Director: Professor Liam Kennedy
Prospective Students
President Clinton addresses the Institute Sept 2010
Media and the Arab Spring
14-15 April 2012
Call for Papers
From their early days in 2005 to their unfolding in 2011, the uprisings in the Arab Middle East and North Africa have initiated a momentous upheaval in the history and politics of the region. There is a widespread perception that media – old and especially new – have significantly influenced the events of the “Arab Spring”. This conference will bring together media practitioners, writers, commentators and scholars to investigate the role of different forms of media in shaping these events and perceptions of them.
Speakers include: Kamel Riahi (writer, Tunisia), Joseph Massad (Columbia University, US), Rami Abdurrahman(Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, UK), Caroline Rooney (University of Kent, UK), Ayman el-Desouky (SOAS, UK), Sahar el-Mougy (writer, Egypt), Scott Lucas (EA Worldview, UK), Michael Graae(photojournalist, UK), Liam Kennedy (UCD Clinton Institute)
Paper proposals (max. 250 words) are invited on all aspects of the “Arab Spring”. Possible topics include (but are not restricted to):
- the evolutions and contributions of “citizen journalism” in the region
- the role of the Internet and new social media in fueling and shaping the Arab Spring
- hip-hop and street art - the early shades and sounds of change in the region
- the roles of the Arab press and media and the effects of (self)censorship before, during, and after the uprisings
- Arab literature and the revolutions
- the role of international media in framing the Arab Spring
- the role of media in the development of civil society and post-conflict nation-building
- the role of diaspora media in relation to the ongoing events and the futures of the post-conflict states
Please send your paper abstracts (in e-mail attachments) to Rita Sakr: rita.sakr@ucd.ie before 21st February 2012.
Registration Information
* Registration fee €65 (€30 for students)
Registration fee includes a conference pack and admission to all conference seminars, plenary sessions, tea/coffee and lunch. To register please email the following details to Catherine.Carey@ucd.ie
* Name
* Institute/Affiliation
* Full postal address
* Number of places
* Fee
Payment can be made in euro cheque in advance/ or by cash at the start of the event - please confirm which at time of registration
Accommodation
Attendees are responsible for booking and paying for your own accommodation
How to get to University College Dublin
The conference will open in the UCD Clinton Institute,
Delegates are responsible for booking their own travel and accommodation.