Hashtag Wars: Twitter as a Discursive Space in the 'Battle of Narratives' between pro-Israelis and pro-Palestinians

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Hashtag Wars: Twitter as a Discursive Space in the 'Battle of Narratives' between pro-Israelis and pro-Palestinians

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Victoria University of Wellington

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Traditional forms of media have played a significant role in narrating the military conflict between Israel and Palestine (Said; Aouragh 2; Elmasry). Most recently, the Israeli Defense Forces used their official Twitter account to launch the 2012 Operation Pillar of Cloud in Gaza. This thesis investigates the role played by Twitter in the ‘battle of narratives’ taking place between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli communities on 14th June, two days after the #BringBackOurBoys hashtag campaign ...

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2016

Creator

Wan Hassan, Shahirah Elaiza

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Hashtag_Wars_Twitter_as_a_Discursive_Space_in_the_Battle_of_...

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Media studies / Social media / Palestine / Israel / School: School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies / Media Studies / Expanding Knowledge in Languages, Communication and Culture / Degree Discipline: Media Studies / Degree Level: Masters / Degree Name: Master of Arts

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