Researching the Middle East: Cultural, Conceptual, Theoretical and Practical Issues

Lorraine Charles; Ilan Pappé; Monica Ronchi

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Researching the Middle East

Cultural, Conceptual, Theoretical and Practical Issues

Lorraine Charles , Ilan Pappé and Monica Ronchi

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2021

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The core mission of this textbook is to help and support both new and established scholars looking to expand their research in the Middle East and North Africa, navigating issues that relate to positionality, ethics and ethnocentric biases. 16 researchers share their invaluable first-hand experiences and examine the cultural, conceptual, methodological and practical challenges of working on and in MENA region.

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Introduction
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Lorraine Charles, Ilan Pappé and Monica Ronchi

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SECTION 1: RESEARCHING POLITICAL DYNAMICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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1. The Past is Here: Reflections on modern Middle Eastern Historiography
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Ilan Pappé

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2. Doing Research in Conflict and Post-conflict Contexts
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Irene Costantini and Sansom Milton

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3. Researching (and Deconstructing) Sectarianism in Lebanon and Beyond
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Ana Almuedo-Castillo

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4. Researching Livelihoods for Syrian Refugees in Protectionist Labour Markets: The Cases of Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey
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Lorraine Charles

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SECTION 2:IDENTITY AND POSITIONALITY IN RESEARCH
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5. Talking to Young People about Being a National: Fieldwork Reflections from Dubai
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İdil Akıncı

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6. ‘Here be Dragons’: Navigating the Problems of Researching ‘Terrorism’ and Critical Terrorism Studies
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Richard McNeil-Willson

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7. Positionality and Access: Doing Surveys and Empirical Research in the Middle East
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Bethany Shockley

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SECTION 3: CONDUCTING ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
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8. Women, Conflict and the Everyday: Feminist Ethnographies in Palestine and Kurdistan
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Sophie Richter-Devroe and Veronica Buffon

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9. From the Ethical to the Practical: Cases of Working with Interpreters in Middle East Studies
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Alex Mahoudeau and Yves Mirman

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10. Conducting Research in Arabic: Challenges and New Perspectives
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Giorgia Ferrari

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SECTION 4: RESEARCH THROUGH TEXT, SYMBOLS AND TECHNOLOGY
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11. Problems of Method: Applying ‘Western Literary Theory’ to Arabic Texts
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Hannah Scott Deuchar

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12. YouTube and Ethnography in the Middle East: Creative Access in Difficult Places
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Kenny Schmitt

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13. Reading the Signs: Towards a Semiotic Approach in Islamic Studies
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Pierre Hecker

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Notes on Contributors
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Index
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474440325

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Islamic Studies

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For universities and colleges of further and higher education

Researching the Middle East

Overview

About this book

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Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures

Introduction

1. The Past is Here: Reflections on modern Middle Eastern Historiography

2. Doing Research in Conflict and Post-conflict Contexts

3. Researching (and Deconstructing) Sectarianism in Lebanon and Beyond

4. Researching Livelihoods for Syrian Refugees in Protectionist Labour Markets: The Cases of Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey

5. Talking to Young People about Being a National: Fieldwork Reflections from Dubai

6. ‘Here be Dragons’: Navigating the Problems of Researching ‘Terrorism’ and Critical Terrorism Studies

7. Positionality and Access: Doing Surveys and Empirical Research in the Middle East

8. Women, Conflict and the Everyday: Feminist Ethnographies in Palestine and Kurdistan

9. From the Ethical to the Practical: Cases of Working with Interpreters in Middle East Studies

10. Conducting Research in Arabic: Challenges and New Perspectives

11. Problems of Method: Applying ‘Western Literary Theory’ to Arabic Texts

12. YouTube and Ethnography in the Middle East: Creative Access in Difficult Places

13. Reading the Signs: Towards a Semiotic Approach in Islamic Studies

Notes on Contributors

Index

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