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Speakers Series 2015

7 April 2015

The Tunisian economy is in turmoil. Nearly half of all Tunisians work as vendors in the informal – that is, illegal – economy. In this ground-breaking new study entitled 'Merchants on the Margins: The political-economy of the Tunisian street', presented at the Alison Richard Building, University of Cambridge, on May 5 2015...

Read more at: Ali Sonay - Al Jazeera Post-Doctoral Fellow
Ali Sonay - Al Jazeera Post-Doctoral Fellow

Ali Sonay - Al Jazeera Post-Doctoral Fellow

7 April 2015

Ali Sonay has been appointed as the Al Jazeera Post-Doctoral Fellow for the 'Media in political Transition: The Cases of Turkey and Morocco' project. He shall be joining our team on the 20th April 2015 and working closely with Dr Farmanfarmaian on the University of Cambridge - Al Jazeera Media Project.

Read more at: Dr Ayse Seda Yüksel joins the project
Dr Ayse Seda Yüksel joins the project

Dr Ayse Seda Yüksel joins the project

7 April 2015

Dr Ayşe Seda Yüksel is the new Field Researcher and Assistant in Turkey for the 'Media in Political Transition: The cases of Turkey and Morocco' project.

Read more at: 'Media in Political Transition: The Case of Tunisia' Conference

'Media in Political Transition: The Case of Tunisia' Conference

25 March 2015

The Conference will focus on the multiple changes experienced by the Media as Tunisia undergoes significant political change in the post-Ben Ali period. Focusing on shifts in structural relationships, concepts of public and private, and the development of new political and social narratives, the conference likewise will...

Read more at: 'Media in Political Transition: focus on Tunisia' Articles Publication
'Media in Political Transition: focus on Tunisia' Articles Publication

'Media in Political Transition: focus on Tunisia' Articles Publication

25 March 2015

'Media in Political Transition: Focus on Tunisia' Research Publishes Findings in The Journal of North African Studies. Following a year-long research project and a successful conference in July 2014, the joint project between the University of Cambridge and Al Jazeera Center for Studies publishes a series of articles in...

Read more at: Turbulent World: Maghrib, Mashriq And Gulf In The New Era Of Uncertainty

Turbulent World: Maghrib, Mashriq And Gulf In The New Era Of Uncertainty

16 January 2015

This fortnightly seminar, held Thursdays in Pembroke College and organized in partnership with the Centre of Islamic Studies at Cambridge, addresses current developments in the Middle East and North Africa in the wake of the Arab Uprisings. After the initial roseate glow in the media and in Western academic circles...

Read more at: Cirmena Launches New Speakers Series

Cirmena Launches New Speakers Series

16 January 2015

To understand events in the Middle East and North Africa as they rapidly unfold with widespread regional and international implications, nuanced analysis is of critical importance. To this end CIRMENA is hosting a series of occasional seminars that will provide scholarly insight and assessment based on local knowledge and...

Read more at: 'Cambridge Media Research Reading Group' Michaelmas Term 2014

'Cambridge Media Research Reading Group' Michaelmas Term 2014

13 January 2015

Big Data, Communications and Media Theory: Conceptual Challenges A roundtable discussion convened by Cambridge Digital Humanities Network, the Cambridge Media Research Reading Group, and the Big Data Initiative October 30, 2-4pm ARB The production and consumption of ‘Big Data’ underlie many key aspects of media in...

Read more at: Dr. Roxane Farmanfarmaian receives grant renewal from Al Jazeera Center for Studies
Dr. Roxane Farmanfarmaian receives grant renewal from Al Jazeera Center for Studies

Dr. Roxane Farmanfarmaian receives grant renewal from Al Jazeera Center for Studies

13 January 2015

Dr. Roxane Farmanfarmaian receives £480,000 grant renewal from Al Jazeera Center for Studies. The grant, to last into 2017, will fund research in Turkey and Morocco as part of the University of Cambridge – Al Jazeera Media Project. It follows a successful first year, in which research on ‘Media in Political Transition’...

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Cambridge in Qatar

13 January 2015

On March 18-19, CIRMENA members Professor George Joffe, Dr Roxane Farmanfarmaian and Management Committee Chair Professor Yasir Suleiman, presented papers at a two-day international conference titled “Perspectives on Middle East Studies” at Qatar University (QU). As part of a new project, Cambridge in Qatar, the conference...

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