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Modern warfare history book – “Pretty Liar” (Syracuse University Press, 2018) – Natalie Khazaal interview
Natalie Khazaal is assistant professor of international
studies and Arab culture at Texas A&M University. She studies the role of
the media in representations of minorities, as well as the role of language and
literature in generating media representations. We spoke about her latest book
on television during the Lebanese Civil War of 1975-1991.
0:36 – Natalie explains how she got into studying and
writing on television during the Lebanese Civil War of 1975-1991
5:50 – Natalie talks about the Lebanese Civil War and what
it was about.
8:00 – Natalie talks about the parts of Lebanon impacted by
the civil war.
10:55 – Lebanese people refer to the civil war as “The
War of Others.”
11:25 – Natalie talks about the specifics of the book. It looks at news television and television
entertainment.
15:03 – Natalie talks about who controlled Lebanese
television during the civil war. News
became a hotly debated issue.
19:00 – Natalie talks about coverage of the World Cup during
the war.
21:00 – Natalie talks about how language and gender was
affected by the civil war.
31:48 – Natalie touches a little on radio.
34:38 – Natalie talks about cable television and how the
book is about terrestial television.
37:00 – Television didn’t do enough to warn Lebanese people
about war events so they developed their own code words to exchange information.
42:30 – Natalie discusses about how Lebanese people during
the civil war brought up the same questions then that citizen journalists ask
now.
44:04 – Natalie talks about the resources she used for her
study.
51:20 – Natalie talks about news bulletin records and how
difficult they are to access.
59:46 – Natalie has
a twitter account @natalie_khazaal and she’s on Facebook at Natalie Lemonn.
Links of interest
http://syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/fall-2018/pretty-liar.html
For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me on
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youtube at warscholar1945
and on Instagram @crisalvarezswarscholar
Guests: Natalie Khazaal
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: military, history, military history, conflict,
war, interview, non-fiction book, Lebanese Civil war, media, television,
Lebanon, palestinian, Israel, Beirut, Arab, Arabic, Syria, United States
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Natalie Khazaal is assistant professor of international
studies and Arab culture at Texas A&M University. She studies the role of
the media in representations of minorities, as well as the role of language and
literature in generating media representations. We spoke about her latest book
on television during the Lebanese Civil War of 1975-1991.
0:36 – Natalie explains how she got into studying and
writing on television during the Lebanese Civil War of 1975-1991
5:50 – Natalie talks about the Lebanese Civil War and what
it was about.
8:00 – Natalie talks about the parts of Lebanon impacted by
the civil war.
10:55 – Lebanese people refer to the civil war as “The
War of Others.”
11:25 – Natalie talks about the specifics of the book. It looks at news television and television
entertainment.
15:03 – Natalie talks about who controlled Lebanese
television during the civil war. News
became a hotly debated issue.
19:00 – Natalie talks about coverage of the World Cup during
the war.
21:00 – Natalie talks about how language and gender was
affected by the civil war.
31:48 – Natalie touches a little on radio.
34:38 – Natalie talks about cable television and how the
book is about terrestial television.
37:00 – Television didn’t do enough to warn Lebanese people
about war events so they developed their own code words to exchange information.
42:30 – Natalie discusses about how Lebanese people during
the civil war brought up the same questions then that citizen journalists ask
now.
44:04 – Natalie talks about the resources she used for her
study.
51:20 – Natalie talks about news bulletin records and how
difficult they are to access.
59:46 – Natalie has
a twitter account @natalie_khazaal and she’s on Facebook at Natalie Lemonn.
Links of interest
http://syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/fall-2018/pretty-liar.html
For more “Military History Inside Out” please follow me on
Facebook at warscholar,
on twitter at Warscholar, on
youtube at warscholar1945
and on Instagram @crisalvarezswarscholar
Guests: Natalie Khazaal
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: military, history, military history, conflict,
war, interview, non-fiction book, Lebanese Civil war, media, television,
Lebanon, palestinian, Israel, Beirut, Arab, Arabic, Syria, United States