Nancy Elizabeth Currey
Biographic Data
| ID | 1403532 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nancy Elizabeth Currey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nancy Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Currey |
| SIGNATURE | CURREY N E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Syria and the Doctrine of Arab Neutralism
Getting God's Ear
The Book and the Roses
History in Contemporary Practice
A consideration of the contemporary musical soundscape in Syria provides unique insights into how Syrians of multiple classes and generations discriminate between critical points in their own past, who they perceive they are today, and how they might think about their future. This review, based on fieldwork in Syria conducted between 1997 and 2001, suggests that people in Syria can use music to negotiate the following complex issues: 1) the strug…
The Voice of Egypt
Umm Kuthum was a celebrated musical performer in the Arab world, and her songs still permeate the international airwaves. This, the first English-language biography, chronicles her life and career. In particular, it examines her popularity in a society which discouraged women from public performance. The text examines the careful construction of Kulthum's popularity; from childhood her mentors honed her abilities to accord with Arab and Muslim pr…
History in Contemporary Practice
A consideration of the contemporary musical soundscape in Syria provides unique insights into how Syrians of multiple classes and generations discriminate between critical points in their own past, who they perceive they are today, and how they might think about their future. This review, based on fieldwork in Syria conducted between 1997 and 2001, suggests that people in Syria can use music to negotiate the following complex issues: 1) the strug…
The Voice of Egypt
Umm Kuthum was a celebrated musical performer in the Arab world, and her songs still permeate the international airwaves. This, the first English-language biography, chronicles her life and career. In particular, it examines her popularity in a society which discouraged women from public performance. The text examines the careful construction of Kulthum's popularity; from childhood her mentors honed her abilities to accord with Arab and Muslim pr…
History in Contemporary Practice
A consideration of the contemporary musical soundscape in Syria provides unique insights into how Syrians of multiple classes and generations discriminate between critical points in their own past, who they perceive they are today, and how they might think about their future. This review, based on fieldwork in Syria conducted between 1997 and 2001, suggests that people in Syria can use music to negotiate the following complex issues: 1) the strug…
Getting God's Ear
The Book and the Roses
Syria and the Doctrine of Arab Neutralism
History (4 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Citation (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Islam (2 works)