Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Project #2: Arab Spring Final Paper - Due on Monday, April 7


Our final paper is due at our course blog for Monday, April 7. No exceptions. 

First, pose a specific question about the Arab Spring of interest to YOU.

Second, do some research and find at least SIX sources. After initial reading, craft a ONE SENTENCE thesis that answers your question, focusing on at least three different Arab Spring countries.

Finally, continue researching and craft an 8 paragraph multimedia paper (a paragraph = 5-7 sentences) posted as a STAND-ALONE post (with a sexy title) on our course blog, in which you articulate and defend your FINAL one sentence thesis focused on a specific aspect of the Arab Spring in the Middle East across at least 3 different Arab Spring countries.

Sample Question: Has the Arab Spring movement led to more democracy in the Arab Middle East?

Sample Thesis: "The Arab Spring has led to a democratic revolution in the 21st century Middle East, ushering an era of new and positive political changes in Egypt, Algeria, and Libya."

To earn an A, your paper must:

1. Have a specific THESIS statement, grounded in TIME and PLACE, in your opening paragraph.

2. Consist of 8 paragraphs of between 5-7 sentences each.

3. Contain no grammar, spelling, or mechanical errors.

4. Be illustrated with AT LEAST one photo or video embed for EACH paragraph.

5. Provide AT LEAST one direct quotation from AT LEAST SIX different sources (you may include our 3 class texts) for EACH of your 8 paragraphs. Use research and texts to support your conclusions!

6. Focus on AT LEAST 3 specific Arab Spring countries.

7. Be presented with confidence in class (excerpted sections.)

Yalla - go Arab Spring'ers, go!
Posted by at

47 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 20, 2014 at 9:11 AM

    Aesthetic expression amongst women within the Arab world in regards to fashion.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Ayra Joyce AbdoJanuary 22, 2014 at 4:13 PM

    Have the refugees from certain Arabic countries created instability in other countries?

    ReplyDelete
  3. UnknownJanuary 23, 2014 at 6:38 AM

    The role monarchies play in the Arab world today.

    ReplyDelete
  4. UnknownJanuary 24, 2014 at 9:07 PM

    The Effects of Social Media on Arab Revolutions especially in Egypt and some Arab countries.

    ReplyDelete
  5. UnknownJanuary 27, 2014 at 7:59 AM

    The comparison between the Arab Spring and the Occupy movement

    ReplyDelete
  6. Peter SulovskiJanuary 27, 2014 at 8:42 AM

    Corruption's role in fueling the Arab Spring

    ReplyDelete
  7. UnknownJanuary 27, 2014 at 1:22 PM

    How has the Arab Spring effected women's rights in Arab countries.

    ReplyDelete
  8. UnknownJanuary 27, 2014 at 6:10 PM

    How has the Arab Spring been successful thus far?

    ReplyDelete
  9. Kyle HelmstetterJanuary 28, 2014 at 8:32 AM

    How has the arab spring affected internet monitoring in other nations.

    ReplyDelete
  10. erich.hpJanuary 28, 2014 at 12:58 PM

    How the uprisings have affected Christians living in the Arab world

    ReplyDelete
  11. Nelson500January 28, 2014 at 8:20 PM

    Which of the Middle Eastern leaders had the most and least right to be in power, due to corruption etc, and was that the main cause of that country's uprising

    ReplyDelete
  12. UnknownFebruary 3, 2014 at 8:21 AM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  13. UnknownFebruary 3, 2014 at 8:23 AM

    the role of social media in Libya, Tunisia, Jordan.

    ReplyDelete
  14. UnknownFebruary 3, 2014 at 8:24 AM

    The impact of videogames and apps in the Arab spring. Egypt, Syria and Libya are my most likely choices.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Leif ErkenbrachFebruary 3, 2014 at 8:29 AM

    How has the Arab spring affected internet censorship in Tunisia, Egypt, and Syria?

    ReplyDelete
  16. Phineas GageFebruary 3, 2014 at 8:31 AM

    POST TOPIC, BIG QUESTION, 6 SOURCES HERE.

    ReplyDelete
  17. UnknownFebruary 8, 2014 at 3:38 PM

    Topic
    The Effects of Social Media on Arab Revolutions especially in Egypt, Syria and Yemen.
    Big question.
    How the Arab Spring uses social media?

    Sources:
    1. http://www.academia.edu/2370755/Explaining_the_role_and_impact_of_social_media_in_the_Arab_Spring
    2. https://www.westminster.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/220675/WPCC-vol9-issue2.pdf
    3. http://socialcapital.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/twitter-facebook-and-youtubes-role-in-tunisia-uprising/
    4. http://www.arabmediasociety.com/articles/downloads/20120407120519_khamis_gold_vaughn.pdf
    5. http://www.lse.ac.uk/IDEAS/publications/reports/pdf/SR011/FINAL_LSE_IDEAS__YemensArabSpring_Thiel.pdf
    6. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/14/al-qaeda-in-yemen-taking-advantage-arab-spring-fallout/
    7. http://www.lse.ac.uk/IDEAS/publications/reports/pdf/SR011/FINAL_LSE_IDEAS__SyriasBloodyArabSpring_Phillips.pdf
    8. http://english.dohainstitute.org/release/a81c810b-9b30-4cbc-bede-c03b5bf69eac

    ReplyDelete
  18. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2014 at 2:10 PM

    Western governments view point on The Arab Spring.

    ReplyDelete
  19. UnknownFebruary 10, 2014 at 5:55 PM

    My topic is the different types of protesting graffiti used to support the Arab Spring. I mainly want to focus on Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya.

    Links

    http://www.npr.org/2013/11/07/243720260/arab-spring-artists-paint-the-town-rebel

    http://futurechallenges.org/local/the-anatomy-of-graffiti-arab-spring-arts-and-protests/

    http://neatdesigns.net/graffiti-the-arab-spring-an-explosive-combination/

    http://www.12ozprophet.com/news/photo_graffiti_flourishes_in_libya_throughout_the_arab_spring_and_after_the

    http://www.pearltrees.com/#/N-u=1_529367&N-fa=4348175&N-s=1_7236623&N-f=1_7236623&N-p=35314872

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21010337

    ReplyDelete
  20. UnknownFebruary 12, 2014 at 9:04 AM

    How are the women of the Arab Spring fighting to stop oppression and gain women’s rights laws in Egypt, Tunisia, and Yemen?

    http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/09/02/constituent-assemblys-female-representation-shows-poor-quantity-good-quality-womens-rights-activists/

    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/19/samira-ibrahim-virginity-test-victim-fights-egypt-s-military-rule.html

    http://www.tunisia-live.net/2013/01/31/qa-uprising-of-women-in-the-arab-world/

    http://www.tunisia-live.net/2013/07/02/governments-commitment-to-womens-rights-called-into-question/

    http://www.human-dignity-forum.org/2011/11/tawakkol-karman-the-face-of-the-yemeni-revolution/

    http://www.yementimes.com/en/1621/report/1566/Women-gain-ground-as-activists-but-some-question-the-extent-of-progress.htm

    ReplyDelete
  21. UnknownFebruary 12, 2014 at 12:57 PM

    The Arab Spring has succeeded from the beginning of the uprising to now in Egypt, Tunisia, and Syria.

    Are these successes enough to justify the blood shed?

    http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/.premium-1.569001

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daoud-kuttab/free-press-prerequisite-f_b_4735205.html

    http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/02/homs-mission-success-as-syria-talks-stall-201421114116237420.html

    http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/128712/turkish-fm-says-tunisia-successful-model-of-arab-spring-states

    http://www.lse.ac.uk/IDEAS/publications/reports/pdf/SR011/FINAL_LSE_IDEAS__SyriasBloodyArabSpring_Phillips.pdf

    http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/The_Square/70268449?sod=search-autocomplete
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/10582531/Egypts-Oscar-success-for-film-you-cannot-see-in-Egypt.html

    ReplyDelete
  22. Mike DonarumaFebruary 12, 2014 at 1:17 PM

    Topic: Independent Media Usage
    Question?: How was independent media used in promoting and reporting on events inside Egypt, Tunisia and Syria.

    Sources:
    • General
    o Revolution 2.0
    o Arab Uprisings
    o http://www.wan-ifra.org/press-releases/2013/11/25/arab-world-needs-access-to-independent-media
    • Egypt
    o http://www.i-m-s.dk/making-sense-of-egypts-news/
    o http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/04/egypt-independent-newspaper-closing-al-masry-al-youm.html
    • Tunisia
    o http://www.i-m-s.dk/long-road-ahead-for-tunisias-media/
    • Syria
    o http://www.freemedia.at/home/singleview/article/restrictions-on-independent-media-in-syria-must-end-says-ipi.html
    o http://www.irex.org/sites/default/files/u105/MSIMENA10-11_Syria.pdf

    ReplyDelete
  23. Peter SulovskiFebruary 12, 2014 at 4:08 PM

    Topic: Corruption with a focus on Egypt, Yemen, and Syria
    Question: How has corruption fueled the Arab Spring movements?

    http://www.business-anti-corruption.com/country-profiles/middle-east-north-africa/egypt/snapshot/

    http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/06/economic-arab-egypt-region

    http://www.meforum.org/2760/syria-corruption-reform

    http://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/papers/view/194239

    http://search.proquest.com.cobalt.champlain.edu/pqcentral/docview/1372220048/A9ACA0B51B1A41E8PQ/20?accountid=40345

    http://search.proquest.com.cobalt.champlain.edu/pqcentral/docview/1399192328/FFABA8D5E7844CA7PQ/4?accountid=40345

    ReplyDelete
  24. BrandonFebruary 12, 2014 at 7:51 PM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  25. BrandonFebruary 12, 2014 at 7:54 PM

    Heavy Metal in the Arab World.
    Question: What impact has heavy metal made in the Arab World and how have people responded to it?

    http://www.academia.edu/1628410/Heavy_Metal_Arab_World

    http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/music-of-the-arab-world-rock-and-heavy-metal

    http://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Music/Orphaned-Land-Heavy-metal-envoys-to-Muslim-world

    The Film, Heavy Metal in Baghdad

    http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/islamsadvance/2008/08/islamism_and_heavy_metal.html

    ReplyDelete
  26. UnknownFebruary 12, 2014 at 9:56 PM

    Topic: Russia and the Arab Spring
    Question: What role did Russia play in the uprisings of Syria, Libya, and Tunisia?

    Sources:
    1. http://www.swp-berlin.org/fileadmin/contents/products/comments/2012C03_kle.pdf
    2. http://carnegieendowment.org/files/russia_arab_spring2013.pdf
    3. http://csis.org/files/publication/110912_Zikibayeva_ArabSpring_Web.pdf
    4. http://www.mei.edu/content/russia-and-arab-spring
    5. http://www.jstor.org.cobalt.champlain.edu/stable/10.2307/23479395?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=russia&searchText=and&searchText=the&searchText=arab&searchText=spring&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Drussia%2Band%2Bthe%2Barab%2Bspring%26amp%3Bacc%3Don%26amp%3Bwc%3Don%26amp%3Bfc%3Doff
    6. http://www.academia.edu/2606725/RUSSIAS_ARAB_SPRING_POLICY

    ReplyDelete
  27. Leif ErkenbrachFebruary 13, 2014 at 7:08 AM

    Tpoic: Internet censorship during and after Arab spring uprisings
    Question: How has the Arab spring affected internet censorship in Tunisia, Egypt, and Syria?

    1. http://en.rsf.org/egypt-egypt-12-03-2012,42049.html
    2. http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/11/egypt-blogger-s-3-year-sentence-blow-free-speech
    3. http://en.rsf.org/syria-syria-12-03-2012,42053.html
    4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14703914
    5. http://www.dailydot.com/news/tunisia-internet-censorship/
    6. http://en.rsf.org/tunisie-reporters-without-borders-in-10-02-2011,39519.html

    ReplyDelete
  28. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2014 at 7:16 AM

    Topic: How music has played a role in the Arab Spring. Specifically in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya

    http://www.rollingstoneme.com/music/protest-songs-of-the-arab-revolution

    http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/18d4f3b4-6ddd-11e1-b9c7-00144feab49a.html#axzz2tDP7OHTQ

    http://www.arabmediasociety.com/?article=777

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/world/middleeast/out-of-protest-an-anthem-for-egypts-revolution.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

    http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/feb/27/arab-revolutions-protest-music

    http://middleeastvoices.voanews.com/2012/01/five-political-arab-spring-music-bands-you-need-to-watch/

    ReplyDelete
  29. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2014 at 7:25 AM

    Topic: Western governments view point on The Arab Spring.

    http://insightturkey.com/how-and-why-the-west-reacted-to-the-arab-spring-an-arab-perspective/articles/357

    http://www.mei.edu/content/arab-spring-implications-us-policy-and-interests

    http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/arab_spring/index_en.htm

    http://thediplomat.com/2011/10/chinas-arab-spring-cyber-lessons/

    http://www.mei.edu/content/russia-and-arab-spring

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-uks-response-to-the-arab-spring

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2014 at 8:19 PM

      Question: Does the events of the Arab Spring worry the West, China and Russia. If so. What are their plans to stabilize the affected nations and bring some kind of peace to them?

      Delete
  30. UnknownFebruary 17, 2014 at 6:44 PM

    Individual Project for Arab Spring

    How has aesthetic expression in regards to fashion changed amongst Arab women since the Arab Spring began? Have there been any drastic changes in fashion? Where have the most drastic changes taken place and do they correlate with the Arab Spring movement?

    Lewis, Reina. "Veils And Sales: Muslims And The Spaces Of Postcolonial Fashion Retail." Fashion Theory: The Journal Of Dress, Body & Culture 11.4 (2007): 423-441. Academic Search Complete. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.

    Calefato, Patrizia. "Fashion As Cultural Translation: Knowledge, Constrictions And Transgressions On/Of The Female Body." Social Semiotics 20.4 (2010): 343-355. Academic Search Complete. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.

    "Fashion's Renaissance In The Middle East." Middle East 396 (2009): 36-37. Academic Search Complete. Web. 9 Feb. 2014.

    Al-Qasimi, Noor. "Immodest Modesty: Accommodating Dissent And The 'Abaya-As-Fashion In The Arab Gulf States." Journal Of Middle East Women's Studies 6.1 (2010): 46-74. Academic Search Complete. Web. 9 Feb. 2014.

    SEGRAN, ELIZABETH. "The Rise Of The Islamic Feminists." Nation 297.25 (2013): 12-18. Academic Search Complete. Web. 9 Feb. 2014.

    "International Fashion Week In Rome Welcomes Arab Style." Middle East 445 (2013): 8. Academic Search Complete. Web. 12 Feb. 2014.

    Seymour, Richard. "Arab Fashion." Middle East 410 (2010): 51-54. Academic Search Complete. Web. 12 Feb. 2014.

    Taylor, Catherine. "A designer tugs at Iran's fashion straitjacket. (Cover story)." Christian Science Monitor 15 Apr. 2002: 1. Academic Search Complete. Web. 14 Feb. 2014.

    ReplyDelete
  31. UnknownFebruary 18, 2014 at 4:24 PM

    Topic: The comparison between the Arab Spring and Occupy Movement.

    Dean, Amy. "Occupy Wall Street." Harvard International Review 33.4 (2012): 12-15. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Apr. 2013.

    Ghonim, Wael. Revolution 2.0: The Power of the People Is Greater than the People in Power: A Memoir. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. Print.

    Greenhouse, Steven. "Occupy Movement Inspires Unions to Embrace Bold Tactics." The New York Times. The New York Times Company, 8 Nov. 2011. Web. 19 Apr. 2013.

    McCaffrey, Paul. The Arab Spring. Ipswich, MA: H.W. Wilson, 2012. Print.

    Slaughter, Anne-Marie. "Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 07 Oct. 2011. Web. 18 Feb. 2014.

    Sullivan, Andrew. "You Say You Want A Revolution." Newsweek 158.18 (2011): 38-44. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Apr. 2013.

    ReplyDelete
  32. UnknownFebruary 20, 2014 at 7:02 AM

    Of the monarchies in the Middle East and Northern Africa, how did they survive the Arab Spring?

    Sources:

    1.) http://qubpr.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/qpr28129-full-29-34.pdf

    2.) http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2013/09/24%20resilience%20arab%20monarchies%20gause/resilience%20arab%20monarchies_english.pdf

    3.) http://strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/parameters/Issues/Summer_2013/9_Barany_Article.pdf

    4.) http://lawandreligion.com/sites/lawandreligion.com/files/2013%20Vol.%2014%20Levins.pdf

    5.) http://m.phys.org/news/2012-12-arab-analysis-kings-fared.html

    6.) http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/02/here-how-jordan-escaped-arab-spr-20142510106257977.html

    ReplyDelete
  33. Phineas GageFebruary 20, 2014 at 7:54 AM

    POST YOUR SINGLE THESIS STATEMENT HERE - REMEMBER TO GROUND YOUR THESIS IN TIME AND PLACE - WHICH COUNTRIES WILL YOU FOCUS ON?

    ReplyDelete
  34. Nelson500February 22, 2014 at 5:10 PM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  35. Nelson500February 22, 2014 at 5:17 PM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  36. Nelson500February 22, 2014 at 5:24 PM

    Topic: Level of governmental corruption in Egypt, Tunisia, and Yemen, focusing on each leader's role in the uprisings and the biggest influence that caused the uprisings.

    Sources

    -http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12482293

    -http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/feb/17/what-caused-egyptian-revolution

    -http://www.newrepublic.com/article/world/81611/making-sense-tunisia

    -http://middleeast.about.com/od/humanrightsdemocracy/tp/The-Reasons-For-The-Arab-Spring.htm

    http://middleeast.about.com/od/humanrightsdemocracy/tp/Arab-Spring-Uprisings.htm

    http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/20/corruption-and-the-arab-spring/

    ReplyDelete
  37. erich.hpFebruary 23, 2014 at 10:53 AM

    Topic: While the uprisings set out to make the lives of those living in the Arab world better, is it so for Christians living there?

    http://swampland.time.com/2014/01/30/syrian-christian-leaders-call-on-us-to-end-support-for-anti-assad-rebels/
    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9bf_1389581316
    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f36_1390943347
    http://csi-usa.org/persecution.html?gclid=CLyk8vf04rwCFUcV7AodCTsAOw
    http://www.danielpipes.org/1050/disappearing-christians-in-the-middle-east
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/18/prince-charles-christian-persecution_n_4467050.html


    ReplyDelete
  38. Ayra Joyce AbdoFebruary 24, 2014 at 8:20 AM

    Question: What influence did refugees have on the Arab Spring?

    Sources:
    http://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/arab-spring-and-refugees-middle-east
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/iraqi-refugees-in-syria-feel-new-strains-of-war/2013/04/09/4f5cd784-9ee8-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html
    http://www.doorbraak.eu/gebladerte/30201v01.htm
    http://www.opendemocracy.net/nicolai-due-gundersen/jordan%E2%80%99s-crossroads-in-arab-spring
    http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20130215STO05856/html/The-Arab-Spring-has-turned-into-a-nightmare-for-Syrian-refugees-L%C3%B3pez-Aguilar
    http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/14/syrian-palestinian-refugee-egypt-mahmoud

    ReplyDelete
  39. Peter SulovskiFebruary 26, 2014 at 7:35 AM

    Government corruption heavily influenced events shaping Arab Spring movements in Egypt, Syria, and Yemen beginning in 2011.

    ReplyDelete
  40. UnknownFebruary 27, 2014 at 8:30 AM

    http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/what-the-arab-spring-tells-us-about-the-future-of-social-media-in-revolutionary-movements

    http://www.policymic.com/articles/10642/twitter-revolution-how-the-arab-spring-was-helped-by-social-media

    http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=57426

    http://www.washington.edu/news/2011/09/12/new-study-quantifies-use-of-social-media-in-arab-spring/

    http://www.wired.com/magazine/2013/04/arabspring/

    http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/09/2012919115344299848.html


    ReplyDelete
  41. UnknownFebruary 27, 2014 at 9:03 AM

    the use of social media as a social, political, diplomatic, or military tool from the start of the arab spring through revolutions that occurred particularly in Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt.

    ReplyDelete
  42. Kyle HelmstetterFebruary 27, 2014 at 9:06 AM

    How has the Arab Spring effected women's rights in Arab countries?

    http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/07/world/asia/china-internet-monitors/

    http://www.mei.edu/content/arab-spring-implications-us-policy-and-interests

    https://publicpolicy.stanford.edu/system/files/SocialMedia_FINAL%2020%20Mar.pdf

    http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/21/china-spending-big-money-to-avoid-arab-spring-fever/

    http://carnegie-mec.org/2013/04/12/russia-middle-east-connection-arab-spring-and-its-impact-on-russia-s-muslims/fxla

    http://www.gloria-center.org/2013/08/the-arab-spring-implications-for-china-policy/

    ReplyDelete
  43. UnknownFebruary 27, 2014 at 4:07 PM

    Topic
    The Effects of Social Media on Arab Revolutions especially in Egypt, Syria and Yemen.
    Big question.
    How the Arab Spring uses social media?

    This is my a thesis statement

    Social media being thoroughly crucial in not only revolutionizing, but also bringing in political changes, has effected Arab revolutions in Egypt, Syria and Yemen, as it was used for fulfilling political motives.

    Sources:
    1. http://www.academia.edu/2370755/Explaining_the_role_and_impact_of_social_media_in_the_Arab_Spring
    2. https://www.westminster.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/220675/WPCC-vol9-issue2.pdf
    3. http://socialcapital.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/twitter-facebook-and-youtubes-role-in-tunisia-uprising/
    4. http://www.arabmediasociety.com/articles/downloads/20120407120519_khamis_gold_vaughn.pdf
    5. http://www.lse.ac.uk/IDEAS/publications/reports/pdf/SR011/FINAL_LSE_IDEAS__YemensArabSpring_Thiel.pdf
    6. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/14/al-qaeda-in-yemen-taking-advantage-arab-spring-fallout/
    7. http://www.lse.ac.uk/IDEAS/publications/reports/pdf/SR011/FINAL_LSE_IDEAS__SyriasBloodyArabSpring_Phillips.pdf
    8. http://english.dohainstitute.org/release/a81c810b-9b30-4cbc-bede-c03b5bf69eac

    ReplyDelete
  44. AnonymousMarch 9, 2014 at 9:58 PM

    Thesis: Since the 2011 the Arab spring has spread across the Middle East like wildfire. With what is going on in Syria, Egypt and Tunisia how scared does this make countries like China?

    ReplyDelete
  45. UnknownMarch 16, 2014 at 10:33 AM

    Thesis: The different types of protesting graffiti used to support the Arab Spring. Mainly focused on Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya in 2011 at the start of the Arab Spring. I will prove that the use of Graffiti had a substantial impact on getting protesters motivated and is a useful and tactical protesting tool.

    Links

    http://www.npr.org/2013/11/07/243720260/arab-spring-artists-paint-the-town-rebel

    http://futurechallenges.org/local/the-anatomy-of-graffiti-arab-spring-arts-and-protests/

    http://neatdesigns.net/graffiti-the-arab-spring-an-explosive-combination/

    http://www.12ozprophet.com/news/photo_graffiti_flourishes_in_libya_throughout_the_arab_spring_and_after_the

    http://www.pearltrees.com/#/N-u=1_529367&N-fa=4348175&N-s=1_7236623&N-f=1_7236623&N-p=35314872

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21010337

    Paragraph

    “Street art is unsanctioned visual art practice in public places that questions the existing environment about socially relevant themes” (Dawn.com). Street art and graffiti have been a relevant topic in and around the Arab Spring uprising since its beginning in 2011. Political graffiti and street art has been seen throughout history as well. The Berlin Wall and the Ramallah Walls have proven that graffiti is a substantial means of getting a point across even if it takes a slow and steady pace to work its way into the hearts and minds of the people it surrounds on a daily basis. This is in no way a simple and easy fix in getting people motivated. There will be no fast spark that ignites people with graffiti. Graffiti is the answer to the long hall solution; the answer that will keep people thinking about that one piece of art for days wondering why there are not changes being made. This is the greatest type of presence, the one that wins over the hearts and minds of its spectators.

    ReplyDelete
  46. UnknownMarch 16, 2014 at 4:05 PM

    Thesis: Throughout the events in the Arab Spring begining in 2011, Russia has had an influential role in the outcomes of the revolutions taking place in: Syria, Libya, and Tunisia.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)