Beyond peace: Media encounters between Israeli Jews and Palestinians as a new potential for connection in the face of violent conflict

IF 1.5 2区社会学 Q1 CULTURAL STUDIES

International Journal of Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2023-08-07 DOI:10.1177/13678779231193447

Yu. I. Katz

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Abstract

Peace is usually studied by looking at nation-states. Recently, peace scholars have become interested in peace found in the everyday lives of ordinary people. Focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I argue that media scholars can contribute to this effort because they are well-equipped to capture fleeting manifestations of everyday peace. However, the problematic legacy of peace in Israel/Palestine necessitates a different conceptual framework. I highlight encounters in and through media between Israeli Jews and Palestinians and contend that they present opportunities for constructive dialogue. I demonstrate this point by analyzing the Israeli television show Arab Labor, focusing on its production process, and the plight of Jewish and Palestinian characters on the show. By fusing text and context, I suggest that media do not persuade people to believe in peace; instead, media encounters, both on and off the screen, function as cultural forums for discussing complex issues undergirding violent conflicts.

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超越和平:面对暴力冲突，以色列犹太人和巴勒斯坦人之间的媒体接触是一种新的潜在联系

和平通常是通过观察民族国家来研究的。最近，和平学者对普通人日常生活中的和平产生了兴趣。以巴以冲突为重点，我认为媒体学者可以为这一努力做出贡献，因为他们有能力捕捉到日常和平的短暂表现。然而，以色列/巴勒斯坦和平遗留下来的问题需要一个不同的概念框架。我强调以色列犹太人和巴勒斯坦人在媒体上或通过媒体接触，并认为这为建设性对话提供了机会。我通过分析以色列电视节目《阿拉伯劳工》来证明这一点，重点是它的制作过程，以及节目中犹太人和巴勒斯坦人的困境。通过融合文本和上下文，我建议媒体不要说服人们相信和平;相反，媒体接触，无论是在屏幕上还是在屏幕外，都是讨论暴力冲突背后复杂问题的文化论坛。

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International Journal of Cultural Studies Multiple-

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4.20

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9.50%

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期刊介绍： International Journal of Cultural Studies is committed to rethinking cultural practices, processes, texts and infrastructures beyond traditional national frameworks and regional biases. The journal publishes theoretical, empirical and historical analyses that interrogate what culture means, and what culture does, across global and local scales of power and action, diverse technologies and forms of mediation, and multiple dimensions of performance, experience and identity. Dedicated to theoretical and methodological innovation in cultural research, the journal is multidisciplinary in outlook, publishing relevant contributions that integrate approaches from the social sciences, humanities, information sciences and more. International Journal of Cultural Studies publishes original research articles. The journal gives preference to papers that extend existing theory or generate new theory through interpretive engagement with empirical cases. Papers based on single country case-studies should clearly indicate and develop the broader relevance of their analyses for an international readership. The journal does not publish close readings of single texts; but it does consider critical, contextualised readings that similarly indicate and develop the broader relevance of their analyses to the field. International Journal of Cultural Studies regularly publishes special issues on urgent questions in the field as well as on specific regions, industries and practices.