By Mark Levine, author of We’ll Play Till We Die and Heavy Metal Islam The video, posted anonymously on Facebook, had only 300 views when I first saw it. The singer wasn’t …
Read More >From metal and hip hop, to emo in Baghdad, mahraganat in Egypt, techno in Beirut, listen to the revolutionary music of the Middle East with this playlist curated by author Mark LeVine.
Read More >Looking for inspiration in the fight for social change? Author Bryonn Bain shares a playlist of artists and hip-hop heroes who fought for change and who inspired his own activism.
Read More >By Ross Cole, author of The Folk: Music, Modernity, and the Political Imagination If you’ve ever watched Werner Herzog’s brilliant but harrowing film Grizzly Man, you might recall the closing song––‘Coyotes’ performed …
Read More >By Joshua Frens-String, author Hungry for Revolution: The Politics of Food and the Making of Modern Chile Few sounds are more closely associated with social disquiet in contemporary Chile than the rhythmic, …
Read More >By Corinna Zeltsman, author of Ink under the Fingernails: Printing Politics in Nineteenth-Century Mexico Behind histories of press freedom and liberal state formation in nineteenth-century Mexico lies an unexplored dimension – the …
Read More >How did the red flag become the symbol of the global labor movement? As historian Niklas Frykman argues, its origins trace back to mutinies at sea and maritime communities that were founded …
Read More >As we celebrate thankfulness today, we’re reminded of how grateful we are for our hard won rights and freedoms. We are thankful for our rights to religious liberty, free speech and assembly, a …
Read More >In a recent blog post, Dan Smith, author of The State of the Middle East, considers what should be done regarding a no-fly zone over Libya. He describes western powers’ reaction as …
Read More >UC Press author Nadje Al-Ali spoke last weekend at a rally in Trafalgar Square held in solidarity with the Egyptian protesters. Her speech focused on the vital role of Egyptian women in …
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