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Course Description
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Course Name
Geopolitical Conflict in Western and Arab News Media
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Host University
ISA Meknes Study Center
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Location
Meknes, Morocco
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Area of Study
African Studies, Communication Studies, Intercultural Communications, International Studies, Journalism, Media Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Multicultural Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Science, Radio - Television - Film
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
Availability of courses is based on enrollment numbers. All students should seek pre-approval for alternate courses in the event of last minute class cancellations.
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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Credits
3 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
USF Code: INR 4931
The course seeks to accomplish three major interlocking objectives:
- Provide the student with a close view of the social, political and cultural contexts in the Arab region as they undergo far reaching transformations. One premise is that media not only reflects these changes, but helps speeding them up; not without creating a set of implications.
- Recent media developments in the world, in particular in the Arab region, have unseated the Western media perspective from its historical position as the sole purveyor of news and “common sense”. Regional new perspectives, assisted as they are by favorable technological opportunities, are challenging established Western media centers and enriching (or problematizing) the global media space. Students will learn to integrate multiple viewpoints to better understand and interact with the global media environment.
- Objective one and two will form the prerequisite condition for understanding some of the most central geopolitical and intercultural conflicts of our times. Through a detailed analysis of the media treatment of these conflicts and disputes, students will discover firsthand the “artificial” nature of media constructions, and at the same time, measure the potential for the media people and institutions to influence some of the dynamics of these conflicts.
For a full course syllabus, please email the ISA Meknes Site Specialist.
- Provide the student with a close view of the social, political and cultural contexts in the Arab region as they undergo far reaching transformations. One premise is that media not only reflects these changes, but helps speeding them up; not without creating a set of implications.