Palestinian music and song : expression and resistance since 1900

Palestinian music and song : expression and resistance since 1900 /

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, perf...

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Other Authors: Kanāʻinah, Muṣliḥ (Editor), Thorsén, Stig-Magnus (Editor), Bursheh, Heather, 1975- (Editor), McDonald, David A., 1976- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, 2013.
Series:Public cultures of the Middle East and North Africa.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Palestinian Arabs > Music > History and criticism.
Music > Palestine > 20th century > History and criticism.
Music > Political aspects > Palestine.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Classical.
MUSIC > Reference.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Music
Music > Political aspects
Palestinian Arabs > Music
Middle East > Palestine
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of 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 Thorsén
  • The ghosts of resistance : dispatches from Palestinian art and music / Yara El-Ghadban and Kiven Strohm.

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