Loubna H. Skalli

Through a Local Prism (eBook, PDF)

Gender, Globalization, and Identity in Moroccan Women's Magazines

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780739131251
• Artikelnr.: 39150450

Autorenporträt

Loubna H. Skalli a former professor at Ibn Tofail University, Morocco, teaches in the School of International Service at American University, Washington D.C.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 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