BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250819T030014EDT-6233snFDBJ@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250819T070014Z DESCRIPTION:Inspired by the popular uprisings in Tunisia that led to the fa ll of Ben Ali’s presidency\, Egyptians took to the streets in protest on J anuary 25\, 2011\, and remained there for 18 days until the capitulation o f their President\, Hosni Mubarak. Often referred to as the “Arab Spring\, ” the series of protests that took place in the Middle East and North Afri ca in 2011 have also come to be known as the Twitter or Facebook Revolutio ns\, as these and other social media platforms are often credited for both the spread and extensive international coverage of the uprisings. While social media activities were tracked and assessed in the thick of the 2011 Egyptian revolution\, what can be said of the role they played\, and cont inue to play\, in the aftermath of Egypt’s change of regime? From Egypt’s 2012 elections to its recent constitutional referendum\, how and to what e xtent are media\, new and old\, shaping this emergent democracy? What are the prospects for media and democracy in Egypt’s imminent future\, and for the region as a whole? The Role of Media in the Arab Spring and its Afte rmath: The Special Case of Egypt brings together three specialists in the field of media in the Arab World to assess these pressing questions: Zeyne p Tufekci considers “The New Media Ecology and Dynamics of Power: Lessons from Egypt and Beyond”\; Sahar Khamis examines “Youth and Women’s Leadersh ip\, Cyberactivism\, and the Arab Spring: Prospects for Political and Soci al Transformation in Contemporary Egypt”\; and Marc Lynch discusses “Socia l Media and the Arab Uprisings.” Free and open to the public\, the confer ence will be held on Wednesday\, February 6\, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Leacock 232 (ɬ﷬\, 855 Sherbrooke Street West). For more information\, please visit media.mcgill.ca DTSTART:20130206T190000Z DTEND:20130206T223000Z LOCATION:Room 232\, Leacock Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 2T7\, 855 r ue Sherbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:The Role of Media in the Arab Spring and its Aftermath: The Special Case of Egypt URL:/channels-contribute/channels/event/role-media-ara b-spring-and-its-aftermath-special-case-egypt-219669 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR