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Palestinian music and song : expression and resistance since 1900 / edited by Moslih Kanaaneh, Stig-Magnus Thorsén, Heather Bursheh, and David A. McDonald.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Public cultures of the Middle East and North Africa.
- Public cultures of the Middle East and North Africa
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--Political aspects--Palestine.
- Music.
- Music--Palestine--20th century--History and criticism.
- Palestinian Arabs--Music--History and criticism.
- Palestinian Arabs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 recurso electrónico (232 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Drawing from a long history of indigenous traditions and incorporating diverse influences of surrounding cultures, music in Palestine and among the millions of Palestinians in diaspora offers a unique window on cultural and political events of the past century. From the perspective of scholars, performers, composers, and activists, Palestinian Music and Song examines the many ways in which music has been a force of representation, nation building, and social action. From the turn of the 20th century, when Palestine became an exotic object of fascination for missionaries and scholars, to 21s
- Contents:
- Introduction : do Palestinian musicians play music or politics? / Moslih Kanaaneh
- Palestinian song, European revelation, and mission / Rachel Beckles Willson
- A musical catastrophe : the direct impact of the Nakba on Palestinian musicians and musical life / Nader Jalal and Issa Boulos interviewed by Heather Bursheh
- Negotiating the elements : Palestinian freedom songs from 1967 to 1987 / Issa Boulos
- Identity, diaspora, and resistance in Palestinian hip-hop / Randa Safieh
- Transgressing borders with Palestinian hip-hop / Janne Louise Andersen
- Performing self : between tradition and modernity in the West Bank / Sylvia Alajaji
- Realities for a singer in Palestine / Reem Talhami interviewed by Heather Bursheh
- Performative politics : folklore and popular resistance during the first Palestinian intifada / David A. McDonald
- Hamas's musical resistance practices : perceptions, production, and usage / Michael Schulz and Carin Berg
- Palestinian music : between artistry and political resistance / Stig-Magnus Thorsen
- The ghosts of resistance : dispatches from Palestinian art and music / Yara El-Ghadban and Kiven Strohm.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-253-01106-X
- 0-253-01113-2
- OCLC:
- 864139851
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