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Acknowledgements

Notes on Contributors

1. Introduction

Arab Cultural Studies: Between ‘Reterritorialisation’ and ‘Deterritorialisation’ -- Tarik Sabry

2. History in Arab Media Studies: A Speculative Cultural History -- Walter Armbrust

3. Arab Media Studies Between the Legacy of a Thin Discipline and the Promise of New Cultural Pathways -- Mohamed Zayani

4. Cultural Studies in Arab World Academic Communication Programmes: The Battle for Survival -- Muhammad Ayish

5. In Search of the Great Absence: Cultural Studies in Arab Universities -- Riadh Ferjani

6. Rethinking the Arab State and Culture: Preliminary Thoughts -- Dina Matar

7. The Necessary Politics of Palestinian Cultural Studies -- Helga Tawil-Souri

8. Rethinking Gender Studies: Towards an Arab Feminist Epistemology -- Layal Ftouni

9. Disarticulating Arab Popular Culture: The Case of Egyptian Comedies -- Iman Hamam

10. Placing Political Economy in Relation to Cultural Studies: Refl ections on the Case of Cinema in Saudi Arabia -- Naomi Sakr

11. The Saudi Modernity Wars According to ‘Abdullah Al-Ghathami: A Template for the Study of Arab Culture and Media -- Marwan M. Kraidy

12. Cultural Criticism: Theory and Method -- Abdullah Al-Ghathami

13. Language as Culture: The Question of Arabic -- Atef Alshaer

14. Internationalising a Media Studies Degree in Arab Higher Education: A Case Study Arising from an Agreement Between New Zealand and Oman -- Susan O’Rourke and Rosser Johnson

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