Blogs & Literature & Activism

Download or read book Blogs & Literature & Activism written by Gail Ramsay and published by Harrassowitz. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Body -- 1. Literature and blogs - two sides of the same coin -- Introduction -- Theoretical foundations -- Expanding the literary backdrop -- The cross-over to blogs -- Disposition of study -- 2. Stop worrying and start loving shit -- Introducing Wael Abbas -- Issues that don't get covered in the traditional media -- Inspiring activism -- Spectacular video clips -- The older literary story -- The spirit of a rebel revealed -- Concluding discussion on al-Waʻy al-Miṣrī -- 3. Blogging for the Brethren -- Introducing Ana Ikhwan -- Facts & bureaucratic details -- Quelling the Brotherhood -- Internal workings of the Brotherhood -- Reform & the literary in Ana Ikhwan -- The non-literary blog & literature connected -- Pointing towards the future -- 4. For the Arab Nation & the silenced non-human -- Introducing Nawara & the "Popular front for raving"--Two female voices in the blogging discourse -- Who's impressed by the Mubarak administration? -- Speaking up for the silenced non-human -- You're not living a respectable life -- Pan-Arabism in regional & transnational themes -- Political but with different concerns -- A liberal, business minded feminist -- Political female bloggers with different concerns -- 5. Late night stories -- Introducing Ahmed Shokeir -- Poverty & the failed Mubarak administration -- Challenging norms of decorum & election fraud -- Role models & bad leaders -- Surveys & popularity rankings -- The Hero -- Summarizing Ahmed Shokeir -- 6. Sinai is where I am -- The Poet Ashraf al-Anany -- Bedouin life & esprit de corps -- Blogging for the Bedouins & Sinaites -- The poet & the desert -- Summarizing Ashraf al-Anany -- 7. Egyptian blogs & literature & activism -- Blogs & literature -- Activism -- Further questions -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- References -- Other sources