Occupation
Independent Scholar
Contact
Washington
DC
20011
United States
ABOUT
Dr. Courtney Radsch is scholar, journalist and free expression advocate who writes and speaks frequently about the nexus of media, technology and activism in the Middle East. As Senior Programme Officer at UNESCO she focused on media development in the Arab region and was the research director and editor of the UNESCO publication 'World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development.' Dr. Radsch is the author of several articles and book chapters about Arab media, technology and human rights and has worked as a journalist in the Middle East and United States. She previously held positions with the New York Times, Al Arabiya, and the Daily Star and is a Huffington Post blogger. In addition, Dr. Radsch has experience conducting advocacy, managing advocacy campaigns and initiatives, and training journalists and civil society, with expertise on UN mechanisms and international human rights laws and norms, press freedom, and freedom of expression.
Discipline
International Relations/Affairs
Sub Areas
Arab Studies
Cultural Studies
Middle East/Near East Studies
Technology
Media
Information Technology/Computing
Gender/Women's Studies
Islamic Studies
Current Events
Geographic Areas of Interest
All Middle East
Arab States
Bahrain
Egypt
Lebanon
Libya
Specialties
Arab Media, Satellite TV, Blogging
ICT & Tech In ME
Social Media, Political Activism And Social Moveme
Languages
Arabic (advanced)
French (fluent)
Spanish (advanced)
Education
PhD
| 2013
| School of International Service
| American University
Abstracts
Re-imagining Cleopatra: Gendering Cyberactivism in Egypt
