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Colleen Shogan était, jusqu’au 7 février, la directrice des Archives nationales des Etats-Unis. Elle a été limogée par le président Donald Trump. Pour beaucoup, cette décision passera inaperçue, reléguée à une simple péripétie administrative. Pourtant, elle marque un tournant dangereux. A suivre...

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In the fabulous contemporary history of North African urban music, there is that of 'Chaabi'. It's a very special story, with a distinctive sound that marks an imaginary world shared by both sides of the Mediterranean. This fine documentary is a wonderful discovery. Fr & Spa sub Happy sunday to all!

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The French Research Institute in Iran and its precious collection of documents ransacked, in Tehran Considered a reference center for many researchers, the IFRI was placed under seal in 2023. It's the heralded end of one era and certainly the start of another, calling for a decentring of knowledge.

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Il a fallu la destruction d’un patrimoine culturel pour qu’une collection d’objets dormant depuis 2007 au port franc de Genève soient de nouveau exposés. Elle a été prêtée en 2007 au Musée d’art et d’histoire (CH) et réclamée depuis par son propriétaire Jawdat Khoudary et l’Autorité palestinienne…

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Il a fallu la destruction d’un patrimoine culturel pour qu’une collection d’objets dormant depuis 2007 au port franc de Genève soient de nouveau exposés. Elle a été prêtée en 2007 au Musée d’art et d’histoire (CH) et réclamée depuis par son propriétaire Jawdat Khoudary et l’Autorité palestinienne…

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Je ne vois pas comment l'IA peut sauver les patrimoines en danger. En dehors de faire du "mapping" ou je sais quoi d'autre, seul les humains y peuvent quelque chose pour sauver leurs "patrimoines". A ce que sache, le bâti se détruit sous les bombes ou l'abandon le mène à la ruine. What else ?

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Les atteintes aux libertés académiques et à l'accès aux données de recherche aux États-Unis soulignent cruellement l'importance de maintenir des éditions papier. Le numérique, c'est pratique mais ça s'efface et s'expurge rapidement, sous pression d'un pouvoir mal intentionné 1/4

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"How and when were Algeria’s French colonial war memorials and statues constructed, for what purpose, where, and if possible, how many?...Monuments to the war dead, statues, church bells, and more crossed the Mediterranean...during the...drive to colonize...in the other direction at...independence."

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What is the Middle East? I’m thrilled to announce the publication- and free download - of my new, hopefully provocative Cambridge Element on the theory and practice of regions and area studies. Get it now and let me know what you think! abuaardvark.substack.com/p/what-is-th...

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Connaissez-vous l'histoire de la présence française en Inde ? À partir de 1701, Pondichéry devient le chef-lieu des établissements de commerce français et la ville connaît un important développement. Par Julie Marquet 👇 ehne.fr/fr/encyclope... 🤝 @aphg.bsky.social @lettres-sorbonne.bsky.social

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Archives mission dans le Sahara algérien (Hoggar) 1901-1907. Photos de l'officier Joseph Nieger (1874-1951). Rencontre avec Charles de Foucault (1858-1916) & les tribus touaregs Kel Ghela, Dag Rali et Kel Ahaggar dont la poétesse Dassine Oult Yemma. Les archives sont aujourd'hui au Musée Armée.

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Archives mission dans le Sahara algérien (Hoggar) 1901-1907. Photos de l'officier Joseph Nieger (1874-1951). Rencontre avec Charles de Foucault (1858-1916) & les tribus touaregs Kel Ghela, Dag Rali et Kel Ahaggar dont la poétesse Dassine Oult Yemma. Les archives sont aujourd'hui au Musée Armée.

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Every time I listen to this piece of music again, I think that sometimes beauty has a sound. In this very short excerpt, we can appreciate the sound color of the Sarud accompanied by two Saz. An orchestral configuration common to Baluchi possession rituals like the Guati. Happy sunday to all !

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Every time I listen to this piece of music again, I think that sometimes beauty has a sound. In this very short excerpt, we can appreciate the sound color of the Sarud accompanied by two Saz. An orchestral configuration common to Baluchi possession rituals like the Guati. Happy sunday to all !

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Why music is more than just music ? Below, a short extract from a musical joust in Oman. While the musical know-how is clearly visible, it also reveals the symbolic richness of a society. In this simple polyrhythm, 2 drummers responding to each other musically, while inserting off-beats. 1/2

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Saudi Arabia wants to 'reinvent' its national anthem and is turning to a player in the music industry for this. 'The syndrome of the society of the spectacle' has spread widely in this region of the world. It is true, however, that "the invention of tradition" is not the prerogative of just a few...

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An updated roundup of posts on society and soundscape, featuring Bruno Nettl, Susan McClary, Christopher Small, et al.—with perspectives on Chinese expressive culture stephenjones.blog/2019/09/29/s...

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Save 30% on #NewBook "Under Pressure" by Max Brzezinski, which tells the story of David Bowie and Queen’s 1981 hit song “Under Pressure” and outline the political, cultural, and socioeconomic conditions from which it emerged. #Music #CulturalStudies https://buff.ly/40WtfK1

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📣CfP : Towards a history of the economies of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Middle Ages to the end of the 19th c For issue 17 of Afriques, to be published in 2026 Coordinated by S. Sanchez (Univ. Paris-1), N. Swanepoel (Univ. of South Africa) & A. Wion (CNRS). journals.openedition.org/afriques/5143

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This totally brilliant album of Arab-Andalusian music from Algeria, featuring Mohamed Khaznadji’s incomparable voice with a classical music orchestra, is available for Flac and MP3 download on my blog: music-republic-world-traditional.blogspot.com/2021/08/alge... #Algérie #Maghreb # الجزائر

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"Is ethnomusicology becoming condescending towards traditional music?" A timely article in french by Miriam Rovsing-Olsen reminds us of the fundamentals of the discipline. That of stepping outside Western-centric musical standards to evaluate the music of others. A salutary reminder....

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"Is ethnomusicology becoming condescending towards traditional music?" A timely article in french by Miriam Rovsing-Olsen reminds us of the fundamentals of the discipline. That of stepping outside Western-centric musical standards to evaluate the music of others. A salutary reminder....

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Jack Goody between Social Anthropology and World History: BOOK LAUNCH (online & in person), January 23, 2025 Info: histanthro.org/news/announc...

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La contestation monte au #CNRS, mais aussi dans les Universités, contre les Key-lab d'Antoine Petit www.lemonde.fr/sciences/art...

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Passionnant n° de la Revue d'histoire culturelle sur le traitement du patrimoine urbain colonial, avec notamment un bel article sur le cas algérien : journals.openedition.org/rhc/11627

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A very fragmentary overview of Egyptian pop culture. 📸 Personal archive of a trip to Egypt - 2018

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L’ethnomusicologie devient-elle condescendante envers les musiques traditionnelles ? Un article bienvenu de Miriam Rovsing-Olsen qui rappel les fondamentaux de la discipline. Celle de sortir des standards musicaux occidentalo-centrés pour évaluer celle des autres. Un rappel salutaire en ce moment.

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Sharing - Defending Rumba in Havana: The Sacred and the Black Corporeal Undercommons By Maya J. Berry @dukepress.bsky.social Anthropologist & dancer Berry “examines rumba as a way of knowing the embodied and spiritual dimensions of Black political imagination in post-Fidel #Cuba…”” #Caribbean

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For anyone doing research on the Maghreb and the colonial period, this book is a must-read. "Orientalism in the Making. A Collective Investigation in the Archives of René Basset" (Translation of the book title) co-ed. by Marie Bossaert, Augustin Jomier and Emmanuel Szurek, Éditions EHESS, 2024.

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Nouvelle émission de Paroles d'histoire en ligne: 364. Dans les archives d'un savant colonial. Plongée dans les 50.000 lettres de la correspondance Basset, avec Emmanuel Szurek, Marie Bossaert et Augustin Jomier. Bonne écoute et bonne semaine ! parolesdhistoire.fr/index.php/20...

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Celebrating the birthday of blues singer/guitarist Fred McDowell (1904-1972), shown here with yours truly, taking a break from our performance at the Music Bar, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August, 1970.

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Après la pluie dans un champ de fleurs, retour à la délicatesse du monde. Un instant essentiel...

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The Center of the World: A Global History of the Persian Gulf

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Al-Razha musical and poetic procession in the Ibra region of Oman with horse exhibition. For my friends there, the beauty of such an event is the number of participants. It is an essential element expressing belonging to the group and to a large collective sharing the same cultural references.

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"Ce serait diffamer Jean-Marie Le Pen que de ne pas le traiter de tortionnaire" (P. Vidal-Naquet). Aux racines coloniales du lepénisme. Le dossier complet rassemblé et contextualisé pour la première fois. En Algérie chez Barzakh, en France au Passager clandestin (2024).

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From the intro of my forthcoming book (May 2025): Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea: "Maritime escape was a long, slow-moving, and unstoppable oceanic wave of resistance, bigger and more powerful than we have ever known." www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566407...

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With a new term now days away, I'll be offering "Soundscapes of the Middle East" once more, the very first class I ever had a chance to design at Dartmouth.

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This classic LP of music from Cameroon from the legendary first Ocora series, featuring collective otherworldly musics connected to the invisible world, is available for Flac and MP3 download on my blog: music-republic-world-traditional.blogspot.com/2022/03/came... #Cameroun #musique #camerounais

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