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This May, Buffett Faculty Affiliate and NU School of Comm Performance Studies Professor Shayna Silverstein will publish her book "Fraught Balance," examining dabke dance music traditions and their role in Syrian cultural politics. Learn more. spr.ly/6018VPBSq

I think I’m gonna help you guys count down to the album by sharing a Black country artist with you all every day til it drops. Would that be alright?

Join us for an #IAS_NUQ Virtual Book Talk with Shayna Silverstein, Assistant Professor NU School of Comm! 🗓 Wed, March 13, 2024 🕒 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. 📍 Zoom (Register here: bit.ly/3TcVMac) Explore Syrian culture through Silverstein's groundbreaking research on dabke dance music.

In two days! 🗓 Wed, March 13, 2024 🕒 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. 📍 Zoom (Register here: bit.ly/3TcVMac) Shayna Silverstein NU School of Comm Northwestern Qatar

Tomorrow! 7pm Doha/11am CST qatar.northwestern.edu/events/ias-boo…

As a Palestinian & a filmmaker - I’m starting an open letter right here & if you share or like it, consider it signed: Dear Jonathan -Thank you for being a decent human being & openly opposing occupation and violence being inflicted on any innocent civilians. Millions r with you.

Pre-tenure faculty often get the advice to keep a record of everything you do before tenure. But what does "everything" mean? Here's a list of some tenure-relevant activities and a free template to keep track of all of them ⬇️ #TenureTrack #AssistantProfessor #AcademicTwitter

so many great sound books! Sonic Soverignty, Unbelonging, The Sonic Color Line, Hip Hop Heresies, Sounds of Belonging, Modernity's Ear, Anthem. . .

25 scholarships under the Ireland-Palestine Scholarship Programme (IPSP) for the 2024-2025 academic year from applicants living in the occupied Palestinian territory are currently available. Further details in the link below! dfa.ie/prep/ramallah/…

A Joyless Ramadan in War-Torn Syria - New Lines Magazine newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-jo…

#IAS_NUQ hosted Shayna M. Silverstein and @ParaskaS for the spring 2024 Virtual Book Talks, where they discussed the implications of Dabke dance music in Syria and the influence of militant artists on Pan-Africanism in the Maghreb. Learn more about Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South’s spring 2024 Virtual

Lebanon is seething with anti-Syrian anger. Officials are accusing refugees of arming themselves for a showdown. Some Lebanese are doing just that. Anonymous threats warn Syrians to leave certain areas by tomorrow. But it’s too easy to simply blame it all on xenophobia. 🧵

TENURED. Gratitude to my dear colleagues at Northwestern and all who supported me each and every year, even when the journey gained depth and layers due to life and political crises. Respect and commitment to a Syrian future that honors truth and justice. Love to my dearests!

Very rarely do I get to pull a “I wrote a book on this subject and you are very mistaken” card, but the moment has arrived.

Friends and colleagues, consider applying to this year's Performance Studies Summer Institute (PSSI). The deadline is May 13th. Northwestern University Performance Studies Black Arts Consortium NU African Studies NU School of Comm

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From Shayna Silverstein book launch talk 🥰. Really enjoyed all the thoughtful discussion!

THIS op-ed.