1 Introduction Arab Cultural Studies: Between 'Reterritorialisation' and 'Deterritorialisation' / Tarik Sabry, 1
2 History in Arab Media Studies: A Speculative Cultural History / Walter Armbrust, 32
3 Arab Media Studies Between the Legacy of a Thin Discipline and the Promise of New Cultural Pathways / Mohamed Zayani, 55
4 Cultural Studies in Arab World Academic Communication Programmes: The Battle for Survival / Muhammad Ayish, 79
5 In Search of the Great Absence: Cultural Studies in Arab Universities / Riadh Ferjani, 101
6 Rethinking the Arab State and Culture: Preliminary Thoughts / Dina Matar, 123
7 The Necessary Politics of Palestinian Cultural Studies / Helga Tawil-Souri, 137
8 Rethinking Gender Studies: Towards an Arab Feminist Epistemology / Layal Ftouni, 162
9 Disarticulating Arab Popular Culture: The Case of Egyptian Comedies / Iman Hamam, 186
10 Placing Political Economy in Relation to Cultural Studies: Reflections on the Case of Cinema in Saudi Arabia / Naomi Sakr, 214
11 The Saudi Modernity Wars According to `Abdullah Al-Ghathami: A Template for the Study of Arab Culture and Media / Marwan M. Kraidy, 234
12 Cultural Criticism: Theory and Method / Abdullah Al-Ghathami, 255
13 Language as Culture: The Question of Arabic / Atef Alshaer, 275
14 Internationalising a Media Studies Degree in Arab Higher Education: A Case Study Arising from an Agreement Between New Zealand and Oman / Susan O'Rourke and Rosser Johnson, 297