Shayna Silverstein
@ShaynaMSilvers
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Associate Professor @NU_Perf_Stud. Scholar of performance studies, music/sound politics, dance, Syria, SWANA, and more. Retweets are not endorsements.
Joined January 2014
Fraught Balance avail for PRE-ORDER! Please order and ask your librarian to pre-order as well. DM me if interested in book talks in Spring 2024 and thereafter. And check out the cover art. https://t.co/sSHLN1dlUU
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The Embodied Politics of Dabke Dance Music in Syria
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THIS op-ed.
By the way, while you read this piece, ask yourself what was so scary about it that it was killed by NYTimes Opinion after a round of edits.
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From @ShaynaMSilvers book launch talk 🥰. Really enjoyed all the thoughtful discussion!
Fraught Balance avail for PRE-ORDER! Please order and ask your librarian to pre-order as well. DM me if interested in book talks in Spring 2024 and thereafter. And check out the cover art. https://t.co/sSHLN1dlUU
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PUB DAY!! Use code Q301 for 30% off at https://t.co/N5QALwmt9s.
Now available! 'Fraught Balance' is a vivid and intricate study of dance music traditions that reveals the many contradictions of being Syrian in the 21st century. Use code Q301 for 30% off at https://t.co/g2RPGX9ovs
#dancemusic #dabke #syria #ethnomusicology @ShaynaMSilvers
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Friends and colleagues, consider applying to this year's Performance Studies Summer Institute (PSSI). The deadline is May 13th. @nu_perfst @BacNorthwestern @NU_PAS @NU_SoC
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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.
‘the protests are robbing my Columbia students of listening to John Cage’s 4’33, the piece of music that is explicitly designed to force you to listen to…what’s around you.’ absolutely perfect
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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!
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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. 🧵
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A Joyless Ramadan in War-Torn Syria - New Lines Magazine
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In Damascus, families observe the monthlong holiday in crisis, lacking comfort
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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!
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so many great sound books! Sonic Soverignty, Unbelonging, The Sonic Color Line, Hip Hop Heresies, Sounds of Belonging, Modernity's Ear, Anthem. . .
ALL TITLES ON https://t.co/wfGIKT0LD4 ARE 50% OFF! Yes, really! Save on your next stack of nonfiction now.
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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
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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.
Over 1,000 Jewish creatives and professionals have now denounced Jonathan Glazer’s "Zone of Interest" Oscars speech in an open letter. https://t.co/CBloXdOVxN
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In two days! 🗓 Wed, March 13, 2024 🕒 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. 📍 Zoom (Register here: https://t.co/mDnW2QesUH)
@ShaynaMSilvers @NU_SoC @NUQatar
Join us for an #IAS_NUQ Virtual Book Talk with @ShaynaMSilvers, Assistant Professor @NU_SoC! 🗓 Wed, March 13, 2024 🕒 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. 📍 Zoom (Register here: https://t.co/mDnW2QesUH) Explore Syrian culture through Silverstein's groundbreaking research on dabke dance music.
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Join us for an #IAS_NUQ Virtual Book Talk with @ShaynaMSilvers, Assistant Professor @NU_SoC! 🗓 Wed, March 13, 2024 🕒 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. 📍 Zoom (Register here: https://t.co/mDnW2QesUH) Explore Syrian culture through Silverstein's groundbreaking research on dabke dance music.
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@KiraboJackson I have questions
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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?
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This May, Buffett Faculty Affiliate and @NU_SoC Performance Studies Professor @ShaynaMSilvers will publish her book "Fraught Balance," examining dabke dance music traditions and their role in Syrian cultural politics. Learn more.
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A vivid and intricate study of dance music traditions that reveals the many contradictions of being Syrian in the 21st centuryWinner of The de la Torre Bueno...
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