Satire as a Cyber-Mediated Practice the Case of “Noon Alniswa”
Satire as a Cyber-Mediated Practice the Case of “Noon Alniswa”
Author(s): Huda AlsahiSubject(s): Gender Studies, Media studies, Theory of Communication, Social Informatics, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: University of Lincoln and World Experience Campus Foundation
Keywords: Satire; Internet; Women; Cultural Production; Micro-resistance;
Summary/Abstract: This paper intends to shed some light on what constitutes a new cyber-mediated practice in the context of Saudi Arabia, that is the use of satire as a communication strategy and a new mode of feminist cultural production, through examining the case of “Noon Alniswa” which is a satirical YouTube show that has been running since 2012. Thus, by focusing on “Noon Alniswa” as a concrete example, I seek to examine the case as a vivid example of the struggles which women are currently facing in the Middle East and beyond, while seeking to address the following questions: (1) what are the prominent issues that have been featured and discussed in “Noon Alniswa”? (2) what are the overall consequences of the emergence of YouTube in particular, in relation to feminist action (3) and thirdly what is the role of producing and consuming online satire as a cyber-mediated practice?
Journal: Journal of Media Critiques
- Issue Year: 3/2017
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 11-24
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English