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Research Interests
Professor Silverstein’s research examines the politics and aesthetics of sound and movement in the contemporary Middle East.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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
- 1 Finished
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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