11th February, Room 2.19, MediaCityUK
External
Speaker: Prof Noha Mellor (3.30-4.30)
The
Egyptian Dream: On Egyptian national identity and the uprisings
After being celebrated by Barack Obama as “the power of human
dignity”, the 2011-Egyptian revolution later turned into violent outbreaks and
ongoing socio-ideological fragmentation. In this lecture, I discuss one of the
central problems in Egypt in post-independence era, namely the inability of its
leaders to construct a coherent and solid ideology that could appeal and unite
the majority of Egyptians. Indeed, there exist rhetorical and social strategies
of inclusion and exclusion, thereby dividing society into those who are regarded
as true representatives of Egypt versus others who may constitute an economic,
political or social burden. I’ll discuss the role of religion, education,
language and culture in constructing this sense of Egyptian-ness and how the
issue of identity has been used in political discourse.
Professor Noha
Mellor’s main research interests are Arab journalism, mediated religion and
media and gender. Besides her academic experience, she has previous professional
experience in journalism as News Producer both for the Danish Broadcasting and
the BBC World Service, and contributed to international media outlets such as
the New York Times and Financial Times. She contributes her
expertise in Arab journalism to current trans-national initiatives to promote
peace such as the UN Alliance of Civilizations, and was also the EUROMED and
Media representative at the EU Ministerial Meeting on Culture, 30 May 2008,
Athens. Books include Modern Arab Journalism (Edinburgh), Arab Media
Industries (Polity) and, forthcoming, Cyber Islam and Social Media and
the Pan-Arab Newsroom.
Internal
Speaker: Dr Benjamin Halligan (4.45-5.45)
Viva
Survival Guide
This session will
deal in detail with the Viva: what to expect, how to prepare, how to defend your
work, and the possible outcomes from the Viva.
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