Covering Lebanon: Representations of the 2006 War

Historical and Social Background of the War - part 1 / part 2
Nubar Hovsepian, Chapman University
"The American/Israeli War on Lebanon: Past and Present"
Gabriel Piterberg, UCLA
"Invasion as Structure: A History of Israel's Meddling in Lebannon"
Sondra Hale, UCLA
"Internal/Communal Background and Reactions to the War"

The War and International Law - part 1 / part 2
Richard Falk, UC Santa Barbara
"The Lebanon War of 2006: Self-Defense or Agressive War? "
Karim Makdisi, American University of Beirut
"Exploring the United Nation's Role in Resolving
Israel's 2006 War on Lebanon: A Tale of Two Resolutions "

Narrating the War - part 1 / part 2
Stephen Sheehi, University of South Carolina
"The Resistance will be not Televised: Culture and
Political Action in the Shadows of US and Zionist Imperialism "
As'ad AbuKhalil, California State University, Stanislaus
"What was Not Narrated: Some Forgotten Facts "

Roundtable: Media Coverage of the War - part 1 / part 2
Nicholas Goldberg, Los Angeles Times
Marjorie Miller, Los Angeles Times
Josh Rushing, Al Jazeera English
As'ad AbuKhalil, California State University, Stanislaus
Ian Masters, KPFK