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EMERGING NATIONAL IDENTITY IN THE LEBANESE TELEVISION
15 YEARS OF CONVIVALITY AND RECONCILIATION,
AFTER 15 YEARS OF CIVIL WAR.
A thesis for master degree
Conceived and Developed by:
ALI MAKKE.
Under the Supervision of:
Mr. ANDERS HANSEN.
16th of AUGUST, 2004.
Words number: 17, 841.
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Acknowledgment
I have been lucky in receiving tremendous support from many people and institutions
whilst completing this work. Therefore, I wish to acknowledge these debts of
assistance.
I am beholden to many people who have discussed many aspects of work and offered
helpful advice as well as information on and access to sources. In this respect, it is
difficult to make an exhaustive list, but I would like to acknowledge my gratitude to a
number of those who were willing to spare some of their valuable time.
At the Audio-Visual and Media Council, particular thanks to the Director Abdel Hadi
Mahfouz. At the Lebanese University, Dr Sinno the head of the journalism
department, Dr Zaim for discussing and clarifying some of the issues surrounding the
media identity in Lebanon before the AVIL. And the former chairman of Tele Liban,
Mr. Jean Claude Boulos. At Future TV, the sport commentator Mr. Ali Safa for his
precious information on the Lebanese basketball; Mr. Zaven Kiyoumejian the
Armenian anchor/producer. As well as to my production manager Mr. Ihab
Hammoud, and my executive producer Ms. Lina Majzoub who believed in me once
again, as an academic this time. I have benefited a great deal from the collections in
the Library of the University of Leicester, the Universite Libanaise (Beirut), the
Lebanese American University ‘LAU’ (Beirut) and the archives of Future Television,
and the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (L.B.C).
I am especially indebted to my fantastic supervisor, Anders Hansen, for his invaluable
knowledge, and constant support and guidance throughout the life of this dissertation
and my time in Leicester. Even during my moments of greatest self-doubt, his
encouragement and interest in the topic ensured I remained focused and determined to
the end.
Thanks also to my long suffering Greek and Indian friends in Leicester, especially
Fotini Patrikiou, and Yassin Jamal, who took the task of proof-discussions. And also,
to my sister Dr. Rana Makke, here in Leicester, for putting up with my dark moments
and taking an interest in my progress. Finally, to my lovely parents back in Lebanon,
my sister Dr Zeina and my brother Mazen, for your unswerving support and faith in
me. Thank you.
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Lebanon
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ABSTRACT
After 15 years of a bloody civil war, Lebanon- one of the smallest countries in the
world yet one of the most controversial and diverse in the Middle
East is searching for a new identity that can unite its 17 different ethno-religious
groups. In the aftermath of the war in 1990, Lebanon has known a massive
reconstruction process not just to rehabilitate the physical infrastructure of a ravaged
country but also to establish social reconciliation and conviviality.
The media, in particular the televisions, which used to be a mean of war, are now
considered as main agents in the process of nation building. This study intends to
reveal what is national in the Leban本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。