Arab(ic) Media Workshop: Framing the Revolution
17 & 18 January 2013
Munich, Germany
After the first two workshops on censorship in Arab(ic) satellite news channels (term 2011), and on the effects of those on (an) Arab public sphere(s) (term 2011/12), the present workshop (term 2012/13) concentrates on the revolutions of the “Arab Spring” and their (re-)presentation by the satellite channels.
Based on considerations of revolutionary theories and the concepts of media/news framing we will strive to analyze and discuss two talkshows (al-Jazeera & al-‘Arabiyya) to the effect of how different channels with differing political agendas (re-)present, (re-)construct and construe the political upheavals in the MENA region in distinctive ways.
Our particular focus will be on the basic frames these channels use to structure and accentuate their reporting. What matters in this regard is not only the choice of aspects (agenda setting) but equally important their consistency and coherence (priming / framing). Particular attention is thus paid to interpretive schemata, which the media producers as well as external actors apply in order to address cognitive patterns of the recipients – which arguably have to be specified further – and of course in order to influence their opinion.
All researchers interested in Arab media are most welcome to participate in this workshop (no fee); an informal e-mail to David Arn (david.arn{at}lmu.de) is sufficient for registration.
Schedule
Thursday 17 January 2013, 19:15
(LMU main building, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, Raum E004)
- Public lecture by Prof. Dr. Kai Hafez (University of Erlangen): Von der „illiberalen Autokratie“ zur „illiberalen Demokratie“? Ägyptische Medien vor und nach dem „Arabischen Frühling“.
Friday 18 January 2013, 09:00-17:30
(LMU – INMO, Veterinästr. 1, Raum 212)
- 9:00-9:30 Introduction
- 9:30-10:45 Discussion: theory
- 10:45-11:00 Coffee break
- 11:00-12:00 Case study 1: al-Jazeera on the “Arab Spring”
- 12:00-14:00 Lunch break
- 14:00-15:00 Case study 2: al-‘Arabiyya on the “Arab revolutions”
- 15:00-15:30 Discussion: case studies in comparison
- 15:30-16:00 Coffee break
- 16:00-17:30 Research projects – current state: Ehad Galal, n.N.