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Fairouz and the Arab Diaspora
Dima Issa
其他書名
Music and Identity in the UK and Qatar
出版Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023-05-18
主題Music / EthnomusicologySocial Science / Popular CultureSocial Science / Sociology / GeneralHistory / Middle East / Arabian PeninsulaSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialMusic / Instruction & Study / TheorySocial Science / Islamic Studies
ISBN07556417799780755641772
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=LzavEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋With 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.