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Personal profile
Research Interests
- Smart Phones
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Journalism
- Migration; Refugees
- Cybersecurity in the Media
Personal profile
Dr. Halperin is an expert of mobile studies and immigration. She has been researching the use of media, with focus on mobile phones, by refugees, working from a community base and using participatory methodology and an interdisciplinary approach. She has conducted her research in United Kingdom and Canada. Her current research interests focus on mobile phones and immigration in East Asia.
Amira conducted pioneering research on the impact of the new media on the Palestinian community, both in the Middle East and in the Diaspora. In 2018, her book: ‘The Use of New Media by the Palestinian Diaspora in the United Kingdom’, was published, and has been reviewed as a breakthrough research.
Amira worked as an Investigative Journalist and Television Reporter. The highlight of this route was her work on BBC ‘Panorama’ – the longest running current affairs program.
Teaching
Undergraduate 2021-2022
Global media and Communication
Mobile Studies and Global Societies
BA and MA Dissertation Coordinator
Postgraduate 2020-2021
Media and Communication Research Methods 1
Person Types
- Staff
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Diasporas from the middle east: Displacement, transnational identities and homeland politics
Baser, B. & Halperin, A., 15 Mar 2019, In: British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 46, 2, p. 215-221 7 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
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The Use of New Media by the UK's Palestinian Diaspora
Halperin, A., 8 Apr 2015, Journalism, Audiences and Diaspora. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 218-234 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Book Chapter › peer-review
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The use of new media by the UK’s palestinian diaspora
Halperin, A., 1 Jan 2015, Journalism, Audiences and Diaspora. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 218-234 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Book Chapter › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)