In analyzing the mobile phone as it is contextualized in Israeli society, two opposing social forces can clearly be seen: on the one hand, the mobile is an expression of late modernity and globalization; but on the other hand it is recruited as a tool - as well as a symbol - for the expression of locality and patriotic sentiments.
Presents a study that examines two minority groups in Israeli society: Russian immigrant who arrived as a ""returning Diaspora,"" and the Arab citizens of Israel. This study focuses on: the content of the media; the way the minority members use domestic and global media in a multimedia and multilingual environment; and the patterns of media usage.
The intifada, which began in December 1987, has become one of the longest running confrontations within the broad context of the Israeli-Arab conflict. Rather, it is about communication and the intifada: what people have been saying, thinking, and writing about the conflict and about the messages being produced by the mass media.
Prenumerera på vårt nyhetsbrev för att få fantastiska erbjudanden och inspiration för din nästa läsning.
Genom att registrera dig accepterar du vår personuppgiftspolicy.
