Mohamed Zayani

Mohamed Zayani is professor of critical theory. His works include The Digital Double Bind (Oxford University Press, 2024; with Joe F. Khalil); A Fledgling Democracy (Oxford University Press, 2022); Digital Middle East (Oxford University Press, 2018); Bullets and Bulletins (Oxford University Press, 2016; with S. Mirgani); Networked Publics and Digital Contention (Oxford University Press, 2015); The Culture of Al Jazeera (McFarland, 2007; with S. Sahraoui); and The Al Jazeera Phenomenon (Pluto Press, 2005).

His book Networked Publics and Digital Contention (Oxford Studies in Digital Politics Series) is the winner of ”The International Communication Best Book Award” from the International Studies Association (ISA); ”The Communication, Information Technologies and Media Sociology Best Book Award,” from the American Sociological Association (ASA); ”The Global Communication and Social Change Best Book Award,” from the International Communication Association (ICA); ”The Sue DeWine Distinguished Award for a Scholarly Book,” from the US National Communication Association (NCA); and ”The Toyin Falola Best Book Award,” from the Association of Global South Studies (AGSS).

Professor Zayani holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University.

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