Friday, Sept. 18

11:00-noon

Forum for Scholars and Publics Seminar Room, 011 Old Chem

A light lunch will be served beginning just before this event.

Co-sponsored with the Duke Islamic Studies Center (DISC).

This talk will examine the ways the music of the Palestinian soundscape has become implicated in the trappings of the identity politics of the region. When identity operates as a site of contestation, the channels through which it is mediated—such as music and dance—become sites of contestation themselves.  Thus, at issue here is not whether or not these musics are implicated but rather how each genre—from folklore to hip-hop—answers for, symbolizes, and epitomizes Palestine and how this burden of representation plays out among the different strata of Palestinian society.