Dr. Merfat Alardawi

Assistant Professor of Drama and Film Studies

Visual and Audio Production Department

Faculty of Communication and Media

King Abdulaziz University

E-mail: malaradawe@kau.edu.sa

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2025 Berg, M., Alardawi, M. and Al Obeidli, N. (2025) ‘Cultural skimming, authenticity, and streaming preferences: Turkish serials (Dizi) among young audiences in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE’, Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Television Studies, 0(0), pp. 1–21. [Link]
2025 Alardawi, M. (2025) ‘Saudi women and Turkish dramas: Identity and media influence’, World Journal of Social Science, 12(1), pp. 12–21. [Link]
2025 Al–Qurashi, D. and Alardawi, M. (2025) ‘The social-cultural frameworks embedded in Saudi podcasts: A case study of “Fingan” podcast’, King Abdulaziz University: Journal of Communication and Media Studies, 2(1), pp. 106–142. [Link]
2025 Alardawi, M. (2025) ‘A historical analysis of the genesis of television in Saudi Arabia’, Asian Social Science, 21(2), pp. 10–19. [Link]
2025 Alardawi, M. and Brereton, P. (2025) ‘Squid Game: Pleasure and consumption of Korean drama by young Saudi audiences’, Mediatization Studies, 8, pp. 69–89. [Link]
2024 Alardawi, M. (2024) ‘Exploring challenges and opportunities for Saudi podcasters: A qualitative study’, Management and Marketing, 22(2), pp. 164–178. [Link]
2024 Alardawi, M. and Brereton, P. (2024) ‘Arabic script television formats between adaptation and cultural identity: A case study of The Killing’, International Journal of Psychological Studies, 16(4), pp. 1–15. [Link]
2024 Alardawi, M. et al. (2024) ‘Saudi viewers watching foreign medical dramas: A uses and gratification approach’, Global Journal of Health Science, 16(10), pp. 23–36. [Link]
2024 Alardawi, M. (2024) ‘Cultural identity through the televised Italian drama: A case study of My Brilliant Friend’, Josh Journal of Human Studies, 1(8), pp. 9–27. [Link]
2023 Alardawi, M., Saqah, F. and Zakari, H. (2023) ‘The representation of women in Saudi film: The case of Amra and the Second Marriage’, Asian Social Science, 19(6), pp. 123–134. [Link]
2023 Alardawi, M. (2023) ‘Cinema and audience culture’, Saudi Society for Comparative Literature: Syag Journal, (5), pp. 1–5. [Link]
2022 Qutub, A. and Alardawi, M. (2022) ‘Saudi viewers' perceptions of Attack on Titan Japanese animation online series’, Asian Social Science, 18(1), pp. 65–77. [Link]
2021 Alardawi, M., Bajnaid, I.A. and Brereton, P. (2021) ‘The influence of Turkish drama on socio–cultural values of Saudi women’, Modern Applied Science, 15(4), pp. 47–59. [Link]
2021 Alardawi, M., Brereton, P. and Bajnaid, I. (2021) ‘Turkish dramas and Saudi female perceptions of socio–cultural values’, The Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities 2021 Official Conference Proceedings. Osaka University, Tokyo, Japan, 24–26 May 2021. Osaka, Japan: The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), pp. 143–156. [Link]
2020 Alardawi, M. (2020) ‘The impact of exposure to the Game of Thrones on Saudi male identity’, Asian Social Science, 16(11), pp. 56–65. [Link]
2014 Alardawi, M. (2014) ‘The role of new media in the formation of cultural identity for Saudi adolescents: A survey of Facebook users in Jeddah city’, Faculty of Arts and Humanities Journal at the University of Zagazig, 71(1), pp. 257–298. [Link]

Online Article

Year Publication
2025 Alardawi, M. (2025) ‘Saudi women’s empowerment in 2030 Vision’, Academy, 29 May. Available at: https://fliphtml5.com/yvxei/wenv/#p=38. [Link]
2022 Alardawi, M. et al. (2022) ‘Cultural media and community thinking development’, Al Riyadh Newspaper, 2 July. Available at: https://www.alriyadh.com/1959582. [Link]

Book

Year Publication
2015 Alardawi, M. (2015) New media between rooting and endoscopy. Irbid, Jordan: Modern Books World. [Link]

PhD Thesis

Year Publication
2023 Alardawi, M. (2023) The impact of watching Turkish Drama on Saudi women's attitudes and perception patterns: An audience study. Unpublished PhD thesis. Dublin City University. [Link]