A conversation between anthropologist Ted Swedenburg and IPRH Mellon postdoctoral fellow Nili Belkind that will center on musical practices in conflict zones, with a focus on Palestine-Israel.  Through specific ethnographic examples, the discussion will explore the ways in which geographical borders and social and ethnic boundaries shape personal geographies, cultural expression and the making of communities in a context of ongoing violence. 

Learn more about this event and the participants at

http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4639?eventId=33238796&calMin=201702&cal=20170209&skinId=11081 

This event is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. 

Thanks to the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities for this information item.

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