{"product_id":"mediating-the-uprising-narratives-of-gender-and-marriage-in-syrian-television-drama-9781978802674","title":"Mediating the Uprising: Narratives of Gender and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMediating the Uprising: Narratives of Gender and Marriage in Syrian Television Drama\u003c\/i\u003e shows how gender and marriage metaphors inform post-uprising Syrian drama for various forms of cultural and political critique. These narratives have become complicated since the uprising due to the Syrian regime’s effort to control the revolutionary discourse. As Syria’s uprising spawned more terrorist groups, some drama creators became nostalgic for pre-war days.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e While for some screenwriters a return to pre-2011 life would be welcome after so much bloodshed, others advocated profound cultural and social transformation, instead. They employed marriage and gender metaphors in the stories they wrote to engage in political critique, even at the risk of creating marketing difficulties for the shows or they created escapist stories such as transnational adaptations and Old Damascus tales. Serving as heritage preservation, \u003ci\u003eMediating the Uprising\u003c\/i\u003e underscores that television drama creators in Syria have many ways of engaging in protest, with gender and marriage at the heart of the polemic. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A huge accomplishment, \u003ci\u003eMediating the Uprising\u003c\/i\u003e combines smart readings of Syrian television miniseries with detailed ethnographic analysis. Joubin reveals the strategies of artists--both oppositional and regime-supporters--who are testing the limits of social and political expression, and the workings of an industry navigating seven years of civil war. The book is an invaluable addition to media studies and Syrian studies.” -- Edward Ziter * author of Political Performance in Syria: From the Six-Day War to the Syrian Uprising *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Mediating the Uprising\u003c\/i\u003e expertly reveals how Syria’s most successful transnational media products have fared during and responded to the current conflicts. Rebecca Joubin displays uncommon dexterity in how she interlaces a wealth of detail, from knowledgeable insight into sociopolitical contexts to illuminating interviews with the \u003ci\u003emusalsalat\u003c\/i\u003e’s creative personnel. This approachable book will appeal just as much to specialized scholars as to a general readership wishing to learn more about how devastating geopolitical events take their toll on our media industries and their representations of gender.” -- Kay Dickinson * author of Arab Cinema Travels: Transnational Syria, Palestine, Dubai and Beyond *\u003cbr\u003e“A huge accomplishment, \u003ci\u003eMediating the Uprising\u003c\/i\u003e combines smart readings of Syrian television miniseries with detailed ethnographic analysis. Joubin reveals the strategies of artists--both oppositional and regime-supporters--who are testing the limits of social and political expression, and the workings of an industry navigating seven years of civil war. The book is an invaluable addition to media studies and Syrian studies.” -- Edward Ziter * author of Political Performance in Syria: From the Six-Day War to the Syrian Uprising *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Mediating the Uprising\u003c\/i\u003e expertly reveals how Syria’s most successful transnational media products have fared during and responded to the current conflicts. Rebecca Joubin displays uncommon dexterity in how she interlaces a wealth of detail, from knowledgeable insight into sociopolitical contexts to illuminating interviews with the \u003ci\u003emusalsalat\u003c\/i\u003e’s creative personnel. This approachable book will appeal just as much to specialized scholars as to a general readership wishing to learn more about how devastating geopolitical events take their toll on our media industries and their representations of gender.” -- Kay Dickinson * author of Arab Cinema Travels: Transnational Syria, Palestine, Dubai and Beyond *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Series Foreword \u003cbr\u003e List of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Note on Transliteration\u003cbr\u003e A Chronology of the Syrian Uprising\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: New Directions in Television Drama Amid an Uprising\u003cbr\u003e Chapter One: Mediating the Uprising\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two: Socio-Political Satire in the Multi-Year Syrian Sketch Series \u003ci\u003eBuq‘at Daw’\u003c\/i\u003e (Spotlight): Artistic Resistance via Gender and Marriage Metaphors, 2001 to 2017\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three: The Rise and Fall of the \u003ci\u003eQabaday \u003c\/i\u003e(Tough Man): (De)constructing Fatherhood as Political Protest\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four: The Politics of Love and Desire in Post-Uprising Syrian and Transnational Arab Television Drama\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five: The Politics of Queer Representations in Syrian Television Drama Past and Present\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1: Charts of Miniseries for Ramadan 2011-2018 (Miniseries that touch on the uprising are in bold)\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2: Table of Percentages of Miniseries 2011-2018\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3: Chart of Miniseries for Ramdan 2019 (Miniseries that touch on the uprising are in bold)\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 4: Table of Percentages of Miniseries 2019\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\/Filmography\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49415228195159,"sku":"9781978802674","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781978802674.jpg?v=1730526332","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mediating-the-uprising-narratives-of-gender-and-marriage-in-syrian-television-drama-9781978802674","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}