Presented By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)
Social Media and the Arab Spring
Amplification or Instigation?
Do we think the Arab Spring was actually a Facebook/Twitter revolution? Why was this view so strong in our media?
Tawfiq Ammari will present a more complete picture of the effects of social media and the socioeco¬nomic situation in the Middle East. He will explain the effects of new media on governance (or lack thereof) and the resulting revolutions.
He will then turn to Syria, which provides a good case study of changes taking the region by storm because of its many religious and ethnic minorities. We will learn about Syria’s history, governance and the events leading up to the current situation.
Instructor Tawfiq Ammari is a graduate student in the UM School of Information.
This study group for those 50 and over meets for 90 minutes on Thursdays from January 26 through February 16.
Tawfiq Ammari will present a more complete picture of the effects of social media and the socioeco¬nomic situation in the Middle East. He will explain the effects of new media on governance (or lack thereof) and the resulting revolutions.
He will then turn to Syria, which provides a good case study of changes taking the region by storm because of its many religious and ethnic minorities. We will learn about Syria’s history, governance and the events leading up to the current situation.
Instructor Tawfiq Ammari is a graduate student in the UM School of Information.
This study group for those 50 and over meets for 90 minutes on Thursdays from January 26 through February 16.
Cost
- $25
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