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" The Arabic Hour: Understanding Arab-American Media Activism and Community-Based Media "
Noah Elias Habeeb
Parmenter, Barbara M.
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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804997
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TL49835
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2027801375; 10687334
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Mohiuddin, Sanaa
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The Arabic Hour: Understanding Arab-American Media Activism and Community-Based Media\ Noah Elias HabeebParmenter, Barbara M.
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Tufts University
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2018
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M.A.
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Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
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2018
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124
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Committee members: Abowd, Thomas
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-79146-4
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This thesis investigates the Boston-based community access television program the Arabic Hour. For 37 years the Arabic Hour has produced television programs that have aired first on cable television, then on public access television, and now on the Internet. This thesis contextualizes the Arabic Hour within Arab-American history as well as the history of community-based, ethnic, and activist medias. Through approaches of participatory action research, as well as semi-structured interviews with members of the volunteer production staff, guests, and one funder of the show, this thesis discerns how the Arabic Hour was (un)able to build political power and community empowerment, while also presenting conclusions on Arab-American transnational identity formation, journalistic approaches of alternative media, and the alternative approach of “for them, by us” ethnic media.
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American studies; Social research; Ethnic studies
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Social sciences;Arab-America;Boston;Community media;Ethnic media;Media studies;New England
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Parmenter, Barbara M.
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Urban and Environmental Policy and PlanningTufts University
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