Kurdish Identity, Discourse, and New Media [Paperback]

Informed by the interdisciplinary approach of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and theories of identity, nation, and media, the study investigates the ways Kurds, the world's largest stateless nation, use satellite television and Internet to construct their identities. This book examines the complex interrelationships between ethno-national identities, discourses, and new media. Not only offers the first study of discursive constructions of Kurdish identity in the new media, this book also the first CDA informed comparative study of the contents of the two media. The study pushes the boundaries of the growing area of studies of identity, nationalism and transnationalism, discourse studies, minority language, and digital media.Discourse, Media, and Nation Kurdish Identity Kurdish Media: From Print to Facebook Discourse Practices of Kurdistan TV (KTV) Textual Analysis of KTV Discourse Practices of Kurdish Internet Textual Analysis of Kurdish Internet Discussion and Conclusion

This study is long overdue. It provides a very lively survey of the making and unmaking of national identity in the context of unceasing conflicts between the Kurds, the states ruling over them, and regional and great powers involved in the region. Coherent, compelling, and creative, it pushes the boundaries of the growing area of studies of nationalism, communication technologies, and the internet by focusing on one of the most complex (trans)national cases, and demonstrating that the new media both unite and divide the nation. Well written and significant for its contribution to Kurdish studies and, thus, Middle Eastern studies. - Amir Hassanpour, Associate Professor, Department of Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto, Canada

Kurdish Identity, Discourse, and New Media sheds light on a unique, yet minimally explored area of research Kurdish studies offering useful contributions to disciplines such as cultural studies, conflict studies, and l¡