Watching Arabic Television in Europe: From Diaspora to Hybrid Citizens [Hardcover]

What are Arabic Europeans watching on television and how does it affect their identities as Europeans? New evidence from seven capitals shows that, far from being isolated in ethnic media ghettoes, they are critical news consumers in Arabic and European languages and engaged citizens.Acknowledgements Introduction 1. 'Dark Tribalism': Does Arabic Television Undermine Integration in Europe? 2. Arabic Citizens of Europe: Nativism, Formal and Cultural Citizenship 3. Europe Remediated: a Transnational Public Sphere? 4. Television Diaries: Arab Media Consumption in the EU 5. 'Arabic is Important to Me': Making Sense of Media 6. 'Citizenship Means Belonging': Arabic Speaking Europeans 7. From Diaspora to Hybrid Citizen: Communicating across Difference Bibliography Index

'The first study to investigate the relationship between media consumption and notions of belonging among Arabic speakers across European borders, this is a timely and comprehensive work that should be consulted by European policymakers and multiculturalism sceptics alike' - Times Higher Education

Challenging long-held perceptions about the assumed exclusionary impact of Arabic TV broadcasting within Europe, Slade debunks this notion impressively with nuanced theoretical argumentation, empirical data and field research in six European countries. A must-read for media academics and policy makers alike, this book deservedly and at the best possible time lands right at the heart of the debates on Arab communities in Europe, identity and citizenship issues.' - Khaled Hroub, Northwestern University, Qatar

'Media consumption and citizenship are linked in numerous ways, far more than most people realize. Christina Slade's study probes deeply into the nature of being European and the nature of being Arab, and how intersections of the two are affected by satellite television. This work will prove invaluable for anyone interested in how Arabic television channels are influls'