Fadoua Loudiy Ph.D.
Slippery Rock University, Communication, Faculty Member
- Transitional Justice, Political communication, Rhetoric, Democratization, International Communication, Communication Ethics, and 28 morePhilosophy of Communication, Transitional justice and reconciliation processes, North African Politics, Philosophy, Communication, Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Critical Theory, Human Rights, Phenomenology, Continental Philosophy, Narrative, Humanities, Aesthetics, Culture Studies, Middle East Studies, Memory Studies, Intercultural Communication, Affect (Cultural Theory), Morocco, Embodiment, Middle East Politics, Communication Theory, Rhetoric and Social Theory, Affect/Emotion, Analytic Philosophy, Philosophy of Action, and Philosophy and Rhetoricedit
- Researcher, author and educator. Areas of interest include: Intercultural and International Communication, Ethics (Pa... moreResearcher, author and educator. Areas of interest include: Intercultural and International Communication, Ethics (Paul Ricoeur), Philosophy of Communication, Rhetoric, Transitional Justice and Human Rights (Morocco and MENA region)edit
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1 Public Memory: A Forensic Genre 2 Transitional Justice: A Panacea for Bloody Pasts 3 The Years of Lead: A Rhetorical Account 4 Symbolic Justice: Beyond the Good and the Legal 5 Conclusion
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In this essay the authors investigate how authoritarian regimes use internet technology to respond to political dissent that has manifested through social media, without taking the internet down or bringing to a halt associated economic... more
In this essay the authors investigate how authoritarian regimes use internet technology to respond to political dissent that has manifested through social media, without taking the internet down or bringing to a halt associated economic activity. Such regimes’ struggle to control information and images about social and economic ills, political events, government actions, state leadership and other domains, successful for decades and even centuries, has never been greater than in its present confrontation with the ICTs it has helped to spawn. Alternative and oppositional networks that transcend sovereign nation-states now vie for legitimate power and influence, as illustrated in Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) during the so-called “Arab Spring.” Activists work to take the power of communicating virtual images and information away from the state and change the political game. The authors provide samples from internet sites that depict how states work to attack and intimidate dissidents in virtual networks, pressing for self-censorship with high profile arrests, sabotage, and blockages. The paper posits and elaborates on paradoxes that result for the authorities who translate tactics from the street into cyberspace, and suggests directions for further research.
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Abstract: Transitional justice refers to the variety of rhetorical practices and discourses (restorative and retributive) that nations engage in during the aftermath of state criminality. While examples of mass political violence abound,... more
Abstract: Transitional justice refers to the variety of rhetorical practices and discourses (restorative and retributive) that nations engage in during the aftermath of state criminality. While examples of mass political violence abound, this inquiry focuses on the Moroccan ...
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Marcel is a thinker who has generally been ignored in the field of rhetoric and philosophy of communication, but he is perhaps one of the most relevant thinkers at this moment in time, which is characterized by narcissism, materialism,... more
Marcel is a thinker who has generally been ignored in the field of rhetoric and philosophy of communication, but he is perhaps one of the most relevant thinkers at this moment in time, which is characterized by narcissism, materialism, and technological addictions. The impact of these obsessions is manifest in the overall rise in mental pathologies and generalized angst and cynicism. A fulfilling human existence, Marcel teaches us, must be sought outside of the technological mindset, in our lived experience with others and in a spiritual quest that protects the mystery of the human condition. The existential life that Marcel envisions as fulfilling is grounded in lived experience, flesh, communion, communication, and participation with others. Marcel does not fall prey to pessimism, despair, or cynicism, nor giddy optimism; he offers authentic hope that emerges through our struggles for meaning and engagement with fellow human beings and resistance to a technological society that wants to absorb our essence, stifle our being, enslave us, and disconnect us from ourselves (our bodies) and the world around us. Whether in the form of agape or philia, our intersubjective participation with others in the mystery of being is what makes existence meaningful.
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This paper introduces readers to Jalâluddîn Rumi's work and contribution to the philosophy of communication. Rumi has been the subject of increasing interest in recent years because his poetry appeals to something that is not typically... more
This paper introduces readers to Jalâluddîn Rumi's work and contribution to the philosophy of communication. Rumi has been the subject of increasing interest in recent years because his poetry appeals to something that is not typically addressed in either academic scholarship or literary works. His poetry weaves many genres; it appeals to the senses and helps us find meaning and direction in the mystery of our life with others. While his particular religion is Islam, Rumi does not see religion as exclusive or restrictive. Love is what his religion is about. To love God is to express joy in our encounters with others, to show kindness and care to other human beings. To be a human, for Rumi, is to engage in conversation with others, to seek unity and congruence from our encounters and being with others. It is in conversation with others, in the impassioned search for connection with others, that human beings find who they truly are, their purpose in life, beyond any ephemeral and superficial attachment to their egos. This type of connection cannot be found through the mind through cogitation, but through one’s attention to the senses and to the language of the heart that the search for unity can be sought though perhaps never totalized.
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Abstract: Transitional justice refers to the variety of rhetorical practices and discourses (restorative and retributive) that nations engage in during the aftermath of state criminality. While examples of mass political violence abound,... more
Abstract: Transitional justice refers to the variety of rhetorical practices and discourses (restorative and retributive) that nations engage in during the aftermath of state criminality. While examples of mass political violence abound, this inquiry focuses on the Moroccan ...