Ithaca College

"SHATTERING MYTHICAL REPRESENTATIONS OF ARAB WOMEN IN MEDIA" - a talk by guest lecturer NOURA HAJJAJ of Marist College on Monday, November 2 in Williams 323 - will examine the complex representations of Arab women in both Arab and western media outlets in the aftermath of the pre-planned creation of a new Middle East by the George W. Bush administration - and the subsequent formation of ISIS across the Arab region. Against the backdrop of cultural history – artifacts ranging from Rudolph Valentino movies to Arab soap operas - this talk will reveal tactical patterns in the ways Arab women are depicted in traditional media channels such as newspapers, magazines, and mass media, and then via social media networks as well as within the entertainment industry.

NOURA HAJJAJ is an adjunct faculty member in communication and Arabic cultural studies at Marist College, Western Connecticut State University, and The College of Saint Rose. Prior to her immigration to New York in 2003, she worked at schools affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon and volunteered with community services for Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanese communities. In spring 2015, Noura Hajjaj served as an interim Assistant Director of International Services at Vassar College, where she assisted the office in the planning, programming, and coordination of a variety of academic, cultural, and social programs that enhance the integration and the success of international students and scholars....... Co-sponsored by Ithaca Seminars, Women's & Gender Studies, the Park Center for Independent Media, the Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity, and the Center for Faculty Excellence at IC....... FOR MORE INFO: contact Harriet Malinowitz, Department of Writing: hmalinowitz@ithaca.edu...... This event is free and open to the public.