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DESCRIPTION:Inspired by the popular uprisings in Tunisia that led to the fa
 ll of Ben Ali’s presidency\, Egyptians took to the streets in protest on J
 anuary 25\, 2011\, and remained there for 18 days until the capitulation o
 f their President\, Hosni Mubarak. Often referred to as the “Arab Spring\,
 ” the series of protests that took place in the Middle East and North Afri
 ca in 2011 have also come to be known as the Twitter or Facebook Revolutio
 ns\, as these and other social media platforms are often credited for both
  the spread and extensive international coverage of the uprisings.  While 
 social media activities were tracked and assessed in the thick of the 2011
  Egyptian revolution\, what can be said of the role they played\, and cont
 inue to play\, in the aftermath of Egypt’s change of regime? From Egypt’s 
 2012 elections to its recent constitutional referendum\, how and to what e
 xtent are media\, new and old\, shaping this emergent democracy? What are 
 the prospects for media and democracy in Egypt’s imminent future\, and for
  the region as a whole?  The Role of Media in the Arab Spring and its Afte
 rmath: The Special Case of Egypt brings together three specialists in the 
 field of media in the Arab World to assess these pressing questions: Zeyne
 p Tufekci considers “The New Media Ecology and Dynamics of Power: Lessons 
 from Egypt and Beyond”\; Sahar Khamis examines “Youth and Women’s Leadersh
 ip\, Cyberactivism\, and the Arab Spring: Prospects for Political and Soci
 al Transformation in Contemporary Egypt”\; and Marc Lynch discusses “Socia
 l Media and the Arab Uprisings.”  Free and open to the public\, the confer
 ence will be held on Wednesday\, February 6\, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 
 p.m. in Leacock 232 (McGill University\, 855 Sherbrooke Street West).  For
  more information\, please visit media.mcgill.ca
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LOCATION:Room 232\, Leacock Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 2T7\, 855 r
 ue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:The Role of Media in the Arab Spring and its Aftermath: The Special
  Case of Egypt
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/channels-contribute/channels/event/role-media-ara
 b-spring-and-its-aftermath-special-case-egypt-219669
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