14222-GH

Print Media in the Arab World: Historical Evolution and Cultural Impact

Mohammad Magout

Hinweise für Studierende

nur für Global History Studierende

Zusätzl. Angaben / Voraussetzungen

active and regular attendance

Kommentar

Like many other aspects of modernity in the Arab world, the history of Arabic print media has until recently been dominated by a narrative of “failure” or a “delay”–often attributed to alleged religious prohibitions–in catching up with Western technological and intellectual innovations. Recent scholarship, however, has shown that there is thin evidence to support such narrative and that it is largely based on Orientalist preconceptions. Yet the debate continues about the material and cultural conditions that shaped the historical development of printing in the Arab world and its impact on thought, religion, society, and politics.

The aim of this seminar is to engage with these debates by providing an overview of the history of Arabic print media with a focus on the periodical press in the Levant and Egypt (ca. 1850-1950), including periodicals founded by their diaspora in Europe and Latin America. The seminar will cover several aspects from material production and economics of printing, through censorship and intellectual history, to social networks. Furthermore, it will be informed by theoretical discussions on the sociological and cultural effects of new print technologies and communication media. Schließen

Zusätzliche Termine

Di, 15.04.2025 16:00 - 18:00