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PublisherLexington Books/Fortress Academic

ISBN-100739131249

ISBN-139780739131244

eBay Product ID (ePID)71793641

Product Key Features

Number of Pages214 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameThrough a Local Prism : Gender, Globalization, and Identity in Moroccan Women's Magazines

SubjectMedia Studies, Globalization, Women's Studies, Customs & Traditions

Publication Year2008

TypeTextbook

AuthorLoubna H. Skalli

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight17.3 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition22

Reviews[I]n its approach to globalization and localization dynamics in a very focused, careful, and situated way, this is a splendid and necessary study that . . . will ably stand at the forefront of global cultural theory and cultural studies work; it cuts across the new European Studies as well as emerging formations of Arab studies to do some innovative reflection and intervention into cultural identity and media debates . . . this is an outstanding work of serious and thorough scholarship.

Dewey Decimal302.23/240820964

Table Of ContentChapter 1 Introduction: Through a Local Prism Chapter 2 Global and Local Dimensions of Culture(s): A Theoretical Perspective Chapter 3 Morocco at the Crossroads: Context as Cultural Mosaic Chapter 4 Cosmopolitanism, Schizophrenia, and Cultural Proximity: Production of Femmes Du Maroc and Citadine Chapter 5 The Desire to "Consume Local" Chapter 6 Hybridity in Dis/Content: Inside Women's Magazines Chapter 7 Conclusion: Local Voices, Global Choices

SynopsisIn Through a Local Prism, Loubna Skalli explores the effect of European and American society in conflict with self, gender, and community in the Arab and Muslim culture. Utilizing a Moroccan women's magazine, Skalli draws information on global and local intersections with close attention to the impact on gender issues among these cultures., In Through a Local Prism, Loubna H. Skalli explores the forces of global cosmopolitanism, European and American, as they collide with local definitions of self, gender, and community in the Arab and Muslim culture. Since the late 1980's, Morocco, a post-colonial Muslim country, has faced dramatic political, economic, and sociocultural changes. Utilizing Moroccan women's magazines, Skalli explores the tensions and intersections between global forces and local traditions with close attention to their impact on gender definitions among Arab Muslims. Drawing on communication, media, and cultural theories, Skalli's research redefines culture, gender, and national identity in the context of the globalized world. The focus on the Middle East makes this book of great interest to scholars and students of cultural studies, communications, and women's studies.