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Professor Silverstein’s research examines the politics and aesthetics of sound and movement in the contemporary Middle East.
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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Ethnomusicology, PhD, The University of Chicago
History, BA, Yale University
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Grants
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Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty
Silverstein, S. M. (PD/PI)
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
6/1/17 → 12/31/17
Project: Research project
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'I Dance, I Revolt': The Migratory Politics of Syrianness in Mithkal Alzghair's Displacement
Silverstein, S. M., 2023, In: Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication. 16, 3, p. 337-358 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The “Barbaric” dabke: Masculinity, dance, and autocracy in contemporary Syrian cultural production
Silverstein, S., Jul 1 2021, In: Journal of Middle East Women's Studies. 17, 2, p. 197-219 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The Punk Arab: Demystifying Omar Souleyman's Techno-Dabke
Silverstein, S., Jan 1 2016, Punk Ethnography: Artists and Scholars Listen to Sublime Frequencies. Wesleyan University Press, p. 265-287 23 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Cultural liberalization or marginalization? The cultural politics of syrian folk dance during social market reform
Silverstein, S. M., Jan 1 2015, Syria From Reform to Revolt, Volume 2: Culture, Society, and Religion. Syracuse University Press, p. 77-91 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Transforming space: The production of contemporary syrian art music
Silverstein, S., Jan 1 2013, The Arab Avant-Garde: Music, Politics, Modernity. Wesleyan University Press, p. 37-73 37 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter