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OverviewWith a discography of over 1000 songs, 20 musicals and three motion pictures, the Lebanese singer and performer, Fairouz, is an artist of pan-Arab appeal, who has connected with listeners from diverse backgrounds and geographies for over four often tumultuous decades. In this book, Dima Issa explores the role of Fairouz’s music in creating a sense of Arab identity amidst changing political, economic context. Based on two years of research including 60 interviews, it takes an ethnographic approach, focussing on audience reception of Fairouz’s music among the Arab diasporas of London and Doha. It shows that for discussants, talking about Fairouz meant discussing diasporic life, bringing to the surface notions of Arabness and authenticity, presence and absence, naturalization and citizenship, and the issue of gender. Conversations with the research respondents shed light on the idea of iltizam (commitment), or how members of the Arab diaspora hold on to attributes that they feel define and differentiate them from others. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dima IssaPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780755641765ISBN 10: 0755641760 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 18 May 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsChapter One: The Individual, the Social, the Diasporic and the Music of Fairouz – An introduction Chapter Two: The Arab Diaspora in London and Doha Chapter Three: Affective Identities: ‘Arabness’, Hybridity, and ‘Intercontextual’ Iltizam Chapter Four: Fairouz, Affective Space and the Displaced Chapter Five: Music, Migrancy, Presence and Absence Chapter Six: Visualising an Arab Homeland, Naturalization, Mobility and ‘Power Geometries’ Chapter Seven: Fairouz, Time, Generational Lineage and the Mnemonic Imagination Chapter Eight: Understanding Diasporic Existence Through the Songs of FairouzReviewsFairouz is a household name in the Arab world. She alongside Umm Kulthum of Egypt has been indispensable to the modern construction of the cultural and musical heritage of Arab societies. Dima Issa's study illuminates Fairouz's wide reach among Arab diaspora, astutely analysing her beginnings and her rise as a gifted woman amidst fraught political conditions in Lebanon. It is hard to imagine a more remarkable study than Dima's on this topic. * Dr Atef Alshaer, University Of Westminister * In this singular and sophisticated study examining the legendary Lebanese singer Fairouz and the role her music plays in the lives of her listeners, Dima Issa shows us how central Fairuz is to Arabs in the diaspora and how, paradoxically, the further away you are from Fairouz, the closer she is to you. * Moustafa Bayoumi, Author of 'How Does It Feel To Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America' * In 'Fairouz and the Arab Diaspora,' Dima Issa has penned an original contribution to our understanding of the connections between music, identity, and location. Lyrically evoking a family life 'filled with love, food, and Fairouz,' Issa demonstrates the centrality of the Lebanese icon to Arab identity from Doha to London. In this theoretically rich text, Fairouz emerges as an effective portal for a dizzying multitude of aesthetic predispositions and identity postures. A rich, evocative work deserving of a wide readership. * Marwan M. Kraidy, Northwestern University in Qatar * Author InformationDima Issa is Senior Lecturer of Mass Media and Communication at the University of Balamand, Lebanon. Her research focuses on the relationship between popular media and diasporic audiences. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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