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My research this summer explored Arab American activism and community building since the 1980's, particularly in the Boston area. I focused on the reasons and motivations behind the use of media (particularly television) as a way to advance political and cultural themes and identities. I spent the summer working with "Arabic Hour," a volunteer-based, non-profit television show that has been an ... read moreintegral part of the Boston-area Arab American community since 1981. Over the last thirty years, the program has collected more than 1000 English-language interviews with both domestic and international figured on various topics. In order to examine the impact of "Arabic Hour" on the community, I worked on the early stages of a digital archive of "Arabic Hour" episodes. When the archive is completed, it will serve as an important resource for local and national Arab American communities, scholars of Arab American and Muslim American history, and students of media in the United States.
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the grant requirement of the Tufts Summer Scholars Program.read less
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