Christina J Woolner
Biographic Data
| ID | 103157 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christina J Woolner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christina J |
| FAMILY NAME | Woolner |
| SIGNATURE | WOOLNER C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0252-7741 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Poetic justice? An introduction to Miimley , a contemporary Somali poetry debate
In the spring of 2017, Somali(lander) social media played host to a heated debate about government corruption, socio-economic justice and the future of Somaliland’s democratic project. The debate took place entirely in verse and became known as Miimley (‘in/with m’), as all its poems alliterate in miin (‘m’). In an immediate sense, Miimley went viral as it became a forum for airing several simmering socio-political and economic frustrations and f…
Thinking Through Voice with a Somali (Love Doctor) Poet
During research on love songs and political poetry in Somaliland, one of my closest interlocutors has been a poet named Weedhsame who describes his work as arising from a duty to 'give voice to the voiceless'. Collaborating with a musician and singer to 'give voice' to otherwise mute love-sufferers, Weedhsame is revered as a 'love doctor' whose words provide therapeutic relief to his 'patients'. His political maanso poems also powerfully 'give vo…
Listening to love: Aural attention, vocal iconicity, and intimacy in Somaliland
Both music and love are conspicuously absent from the public soundscapes of Hargeysa, Somaliland. But behind closed doors, people listen to love songs. In doing so, these lonely love sufferers and love hopefuls make sense of various challenges. Using accounts from a cross section of Somalilanders, I show that these solitary listening practices open into uniquely intimate and transformative opportunities for dareen-wadaag (feeling sharing). These …
Out of Time" and "Out of Tune: Reflections of an Oud Apprentice in Somaliland
In this article, I use my oud lessons in Somaliland as a point of departure to reflect on the analytical and methodological potential of musical apprenticeship, with a particular focus on what and how we might learn from playing "out of time" and "out of tune." Organized around three lessons, each beginning in a moment of "mistuning," I reflect both on what it means to become the kind of person who can make music in a religiously contested postwa…
Music and Dance in Eastern Africa: Current Research in Humanities and Social Sciences
This collection of articles cuts across the Eastern African region, with authors interrogating varying themes in different historical periods that speak not only to the practice of music and dance but also to the performances that characterize these practices. The book dedicates itself to research in music and dance, while engaging with colonial and contemporary political and historical realities within the Eastern African region. Inevitably, the…
Education and extraversion: Naming, valuing and contesting 'modern' and 'indigenous' knowledge in post-war Somaliland
In response to critiques of the extraverted and mimetic nature of post-colonial education have come various efforts to decolonize Africa's universities. At first blush, the University of Hargeisa’s Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies’ (IPCS) stated commitment to teaching indigenous knowledge appears to follow this trend. In practice, however, IPCS has established itself as an intentionally ‘modern’ Institute valued by staff and students alike…
Listening to love: Aural attention, vocal iconicity, and intimacy in Somaliland
Both music and love are conspicuously absent from the public soundscapes of Hargeysa, Somaliland. But behind closed doors, people listen to love songs. In doing so, these lonely love sufferers and love hopefuls make sense of various challenges. Using accounts from a cross section of Somalilanders, I show that these solitary listening practices open into uniquely intimate and transformative opportunities for dareen-wadaag (feeling sharing). These …
Out of Time" and "Out of Tune: Reflections of an Oud Apprentice in Somaliland
In this article, I use my oud lessons in Somaliland as a point of departure to reflect on the analytical and methodological potential of musical apprenticeship, with a particular focus on what and how we might learn from playing "out of time" and "out of tune." Organized around three lessons, each beginning in a moment of "mistuning," I reflect both on what it means to become the kind of person who can make music in a religiously contested postwa…
Education and extraversion: Naming, valuing and contesting 'modern' and 'indigenous' knowledge in post-war Somaliland
In response to critiques of the extraverted and mimetic nature of post-colonial education have come various efforts to decolonize Africa's universities. At first blush, the University of Hargeisa’s Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies’ (IPCS) stated commitment to teaching indigenous knowledge appears to follow this trend. In practice, however, IPCS has established itself as an intentionally ‘modern’ Institute valued by staff and students alike…
Music and Dance in Eastern Africa: Current Research in Humanities and Social Sciences
This collection of articles cuts across the Eastern African region, with authors interrogating varying themes in different historical periods that speak not only to the practice of music and dance but also to the performances that characterize these practices. The book dedicates itself to research in music and dance, while engaging with colonial and contemporary political and historical realities within the Eastern African region. Inevitably, the…
Out of Time" and "Out of Tune: Reflections of an Oud Apprentice in Somaliland
In this article, I use my oud lessons in Somaliland as a point of departure to reflect on the analytical and methodological potential of musical apprenticeship, with a particular focus on what and how we might learn from playing "out of time" and "out of tune." Organized around three lessons, each beginning in a moment of "mistuning," I reflect both on what it means to become the kind of person who can make music in a religiously contested postwa…
Listening to love: Aural attention, vocal iconicity, and intimacy in Somaliland
Both music and love are conspicuously absent from the public soundscapes of Hargeysa, Somaliland. But behind closed doors, people listen to love songs. In doing so, these lonely love sufferers and love hopefuls make sense of various challenges. Using accounts from a cross section of Somalilanders, I show that these solitary listening practices open into uniquely intimate and transformative opportunities for dareen-wadaag (feeling sharing). These …
Thinking Through Voice with a Somali (Love Doctor) Poet
During research on love songs and political poetry in Somaliland, one of my closest interlocutors has been a poet named Weedhsame who describes his work as arising from a duty to 'give voice to the voiceless'. Collaborating with a musician and singer to 'give voice' to otherwise mute love-sufferers, Weedhsame is revered as a 'love doctor' whose words provide therapeutic relief to his 'patients'. His political maanso poems also powerfully 'give vo…
Poetic justice? An introduction to Miimley , a contemporary Somali poetry debate
In the spring of 2017, Somali(lander) social media played host to a heated debate about government corruption, socio-economic justice and the future of Somaliland’s democratic project. The debate took place entirely in verse and became known as Miimley (‘in/with m’), as all its poems alliterate in miin (‘m’). In an immediate sense, Miimley went viral as it became a forum for airing several simmering socio-political and economic frustrations and f…
Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Colonialism (2 works) · Communication (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works)