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Egypt, Orientalism, and the BBC World Service, 1952–2013
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This paper investigated the reception of the BBC in the Middle East by unpacking a genealogy of writers who heard one another's talks, beginning with Edward Said's memorization of the First World War.Abstract:
This article aims to supplement existing studies of the reception of the BBC in the Middle East by unpacking a genealogy of writers who heard one another’s talks. Beginning with Edward Said’s memor...read more
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The world and the West
TL;DR: The geographical boundaries of this "West" are far from clear as mentioned in this paper, and only a little probing is necessary to discover what ambiguities and complexities lurk inside them, such as: is it Europe that is intended? In which case should Russia and Poland be included? Or only Western Europe? Does Western Europe include Germany, and Spain, and Greece? And what of Europe overseas, the lands of predominantly European settlement, particularly the United States?
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Broadcasting Empire: The BBC and the British World, 1922–1970
TL;DR: The publication of Broadcasting Empire by Simon Potter could not be more timely as discussed by the authors, coinciding with the BBC's celebration of eighty years of the World Service, could not have been more timely.
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Representations of the Intellectual
Edward W. Said,Liz Gill +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors offer a proper and easy way to gain lessons, entertainment, and knowledge about the world from reading a book, even if it is not directly done.
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The Last Intellectuals: American Culture in the Age of Academe.
Ben Agger,Russell Jacoby +1 more
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The Golden Age of Wireless
TL;DR: The second part of a projected four-volume history of broadcasting in the United Kingdom is described in this paper, which covers the period from the beginning of 1927, when the BBC ceased to be a private company and became a public corporation, up to the outbreak of war in 1939.