[ecrea] Conference on Hizbullah's Communication

*The Messages of Hizbullah:*
*Communication Forms and Political Contexts*
*25 May 2012*
*Conference at SOAS, University of London*
*Russell Square*
*Khalili Lecture Theatre*
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Dear colleagues,

We have great pleasure in inviting you to a one-day conference titled 
‘The Messages of Hizbullah: Communication Forms and Political 
Contexts’,* *hosted by the Centre for Media and Film Studies at SOAS, 
University of London, on Friday 25th May 2012. The conference is 
generously sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust and is supported by the 
London Middle East Institute at SOAS.
* *
The conference will explore the communication strategies of Hizbullah in 
addition to its messages and epistemology from a variety of perspectives 
and disciplines.
It brings together eminent scholars working on aspects related to the 
evolution of Hizbullah, its communication strategies and cultural 
practices in the formal and informal spheres.
The conference will provide an opportunity for question-and-answer 
sessions with the speakers, as well as a more general discussion on 
aspects of Islamist politics and mobilization that are pertinent in the 
contemporary political and social climate in the Middle East.
We would be delighted if you were able to join us.
A draft schedule of the proceedings is attached.
Best regards,
Dina Matar (SOAS), Lina Khatib (Stanford University), Atef Alshaer (SOAS)* *
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1000-1030 Welcome
*/1030--1115 Panel 1: Hizbullah’s evolving image/*
*Lina Khatib*, Stanford University
*Dina Matar*, SOAS, University of London
1115-1130 break
*/1130--1300/*
*/Panel 2: Hizbullah’s cultural and political evolution/*
*/Chair: /**Atef Alshaer, (*SOAS)*//*
*Richard Augustus-Norton *(Boston University)
* *(Title to be confirmed)
*Bashir Saadeh,* (American University of Beirut)
Archiving the past: Hizbullah's media strategies through history


       Ziad Majed (American University in Paris)

Hizbullah: Arms, ideology, and Lebanese cosociationalism
*Fouad G. Marei (Durham University)*
Hezbollah’s /mafhūm/: the party, the message and social change
1300-1500 Lunch
*/1500--1630 Panel 3: Hizbullah’s communication forms/*
*/Chair:/** Dina Matar (*SOAS)**
*Zahera Harb*, City University (title TBC)
*Zeina* *Maasri*, (American University of Beirut)
* *Strategizing the aesthetic: Changes in Hizbullah’s political posters 
(1985–2006)
*Atef Alshaer (*SOAS)
The poetry of Hizbullah
1630-1645 break
*1645-1800*
* Panel 4: /Communication and Community/*
*/Chair: /**Lina Khatib *(Stanford University)
*Mona Fayad*/ /* *(Lebanese University)**//
The dilemma of coexistence between Hizbullah and its project, and 
Lebanese society (Presented in Arabic)* *
*Olfa Lamloum *(Orient Institute, Beirut)
Hezbollah's political communication: community vs. nationalism?
*Hanin Ghaddar *(Now Lebanon)* *
Hizbullah’s community outreach: Communication and public and private spaces
For any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to email Dr. Dina 
Mater: (dm27 /at/ soas.ac.uk) <mailto:(dm27 /at/ soas.ac.uk)> or Atef Alshaer 
(aa134 /at/ soas.ac.uk) <mailto:(aa134 /at/ soas.ac.uk)>