Papers are solicited for a special issue of the Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication on geopolitics, ‘soft power; and popular culture in the Middle East. The purpose of this special issue is to tease out the implications of American-led public diplomacy in the Middle East that is often characterized as ‘soft power’, while at the same time exploring how media professionals, artists and journalists inside the Middle East have co-opted, dissented, and/or resisted such projections of diplomacy. The issue also aims to understand the position of audiences in the Middle East and their readings of public diplomacy.
Call for Papers Deadline: 2007-11-01