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Dec 2012
46m 27s

Visualizing Political Struggle in the Mi...

LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
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Contributor(s): Lina Khatib | Marking the publication of Lina Khatib's latest book Image Politics in the Middle East: The Role of the Visual in Political Struggle, this lecture focuses on the evolution of political expression and activism in the Middle East over the past decade, highlighting the visual dimension of power struggles between citizens and leader ... Show More
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