Very happy to see my essay on Mohamed Zayani and Joe Khalil's The Digital Double Bind is now out: "A New Footing for the Study of Digital Media in the Arab World," t.co/VgzH5iN1Uk
the book is here:
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Zeina Al-Halabi for Megaphone News - "Scenes from Post-Assad Damascus"
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solid, liquid, gas - the elemental philosophy of the brutally stupid

Looking forward to seeing everyone at #SCMS24 in Boston! And if you are still around at 2:15 on Sunday, come see my talk 'Control as Accumulation: Neom, Smart Cities, and the Critique of Digital Infrastructure'

Repressed Histories of Communication and Media Studies ICA Preconference: Deadline extended to 2/15
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Now is as good a time as any to pick up a copy of my book Visions of Beirut for 50% off. There is a whole chapter about IDF targeting, media infrastructure, Hizbullah, and concealment!
Use the code CYBER23 until December 8, at www.dukeupress.edu/visions-of-b...
@dukepress.bsky.social

My review of @blakeatwood.bsky.social's great book 'Underground: The Secret Life of Videocassettes in Iran' in this issue of the Journal of Cinema and Media Studies
quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jcms/issues