Louis Brehony
Biographic Data
| ID | 6364416 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Louis Brehony |
| GIVEN NAMES | Louis |
| FAMILY NAME | Brehony |
| SIGNATURE | BREHONY L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Artistic Realization Technologies |
| ORCID | 0009-0000-8736-8358 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Music and the Gaza Genocide
This essay builds on a lecture and discussion at the “Palestinian Performing Arts and the Creation of Post-memory” symposium hosted by the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh on May 13th, 2024. It surveys and analyses the role of music during the Israeli genocide and Palestinian resistance in Gaza from October 7th, 2023. Developing this theme to reflect discussions at the conference, and in light…
Ghassan Kanafani and the Leninist Warriors of Palestine
Inspired by the broad reading of the works of Ghassan Kanafani, necessitated through the collective process of translating his Selected Political Writings, this article charts the influence of Leninism among a key group of Palestinian revolutionaries. It defines the process of radicalization among activists of the Arab Nationalist Movement, locating an engagement with scientific socialism that pre-dates the June 1967 defeat of Nasser-led forces –…
Reflections on the Early Works of Ghassan Kanafani1
Emerging from the confluent processes of translation, research, and discussion that shaped Ghassan Kanafani: Selected Political Writings (2024), this article consists of a set of reflections on the notebooks composed by Kanafani during an earlier, formative period of his political thought. The analyses that follow are based on three unpublished translations of texts from the mid to late 1950s: “A Methodology for Implementing Arab Socialism,” “The…
Palestinian Music in Exile
Mohammed Assaf’s victory five years on
This essay, based on the author’s fieldwork on Palestinian music and oral history, examines the position of singer and Arab Idol winner Mohammed Assaf in relation to the contemporary Palestinian struggle and the wider play of power in the Arab world. The issues discussed gravitate towards three main themes: the relationships between musicians and a liberation movement facing a crisis of leadership as Israel builds its repressive armoury. Second, …
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Mohammed Assaf’s victory five years on
This essay, based on the author’s fieldwork on Palestinian music and oral history, examines the position of singer and Arab Idol winner Mohammed Assaf in relation to the contemporary Palestinian struggle and the wider play of power in the Arab world. The issues discussed gravitate towards three main themes: the relationships between musicians and a liberation movement facing a crisis of leadership as Israel builds its repressive armoury. Second, …
Palestinian Music in Exile
Ghassan Kanafani and the Leninist Warriors of Palestine
Inspired by the broad reading of the works of Ghassan Kanafani, necessitated through the collective process of translating his Selected Political Writings, this article charts the influence of Leninism among a key group of Palestinian revolutionaries. It defines the process of radicalization among activists of the Arab Nationalist Movement, locating an engagement with scientific socialism that pre-dates the June 1967 defeat of Nasser-led forces –…
Reflections on the Early Works of Ghassan Kanafani1
Emerging from the confluent processes of translation, research, and discussion that shaped Ghassan Kanafani: Selected Political Writings (2024), this article consists of a set of reflections on the notebooks composed by Kanafani during an earlier, formative period of his political thought. The analyses that follow are based on three unpublished translations of texts from the mid to late 1950s: “A Methodology for Implementing Arab Socialism,” “The…
Music and the Gaza Genocide
This essay builds on a lecture and discussion at the “Palestinian Performing Arts and the Creation of Post-memory” symposium hosted by the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh on May 13th, 2024. It surveys and analyses the role of music during the Israeli genocide and Palestinian resistance in Gaza from October 7th, 2023. Developing this theme to reflect discussions at the conference, and in light…
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