Isabel Huacuja Alonso
Biographic Data
| ID | 776627 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Isabel Huacuja Alonso |
| GIVEN NAMES | Isabel Huacuja |
| FAMILY NAME | Alonso |
| SIGNATURE | ALONSO I H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7015-2689 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
‘I Am a Listener’: A Conversation with Har Mandir Singh ‘Hamraaz’
Broadcasting the '(anti)colonial sublime: Radio Seac, Congress Radio, and the Second World War in South Asia
This article considers the Second World War's effects on radio infrastructures and listening cultures in India through a detailed analysis of two radio stations: Radio SEAC and Congress Radio. Radio SEAC was a military radio station based in Ceylon targeting British soldiers stationed in Asia. It housed what was then one of the most wide-reaching transmitters. Congress Radio was a makeshift station in Bombay run by young and largely unknown antic…
Rethinking the Second World War in South Asia: Between theatres and beyond battles
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Songs by Ballot: Binaca Geetmala and the Making of a Hindi Film-Song Radio Audience, 1952–1994
Binaca Geetmala was a weekly countdown or hit parade radio programme that ranked Hindi film songs by order of popularity, first based on listeners’ requests and later on record sales. The programme aired from 1952 until 1994 and is arguably one of the longest lasting and most influential radio programmes in the world. Drawing on a variety of sources, including listeners’ diaries, correspondence from listener radio clubs and interviews with broadc…
“Shams ur-Raḥmān Fārūqī” by Nayyar Masʿūd: Annotated and Translated by Isabel Huacuja Alonso and Timsal Masud Introduction by Timsal Masud
Radio, Citizenship, and the "Sound Standards" of a Newly Independent India
During his decade-long (1952–62) tenure as minister of Information and Broadcasting, B. V. Keskar spearheaded ambitious reforms to the national radio network, All India Radio. Keskar filled broadcasting hours with classical music programming, inviting musicians trained at renowned academies to perform and record. This essay argues that in the wake of independence, Keskar and his supporters sought to orchestrate a soundscape for the Indian nation …
M.N. Roy and the Mexican Revolution: How a Militant Indian Nationalist Became an International Communist
This essay examines the Indian anti-colonial and Leftist activist M.N. Roy's political work in Mexico from 1918 to 1920. It argues that Roy's sojourn in revolutionary Mexico—and in particular the friendships he made there with Leftist intellectuals, some Mexican, many newcomers to Mexico—played an important role in shaping his political trajectory. Not only did Roy become a communist in Mexico, but he and his colleagues, concerned with the ‘unive…
Broadcasting the '(anti)colonial sublime: Radio Seac, Congress Radio, and the Second World War in South Asia
This article considers the Second World War's effects on radio infrastructures and listening cultures in India through a detailed analysis of two radio stations: Radio SEAC and Congress Radio. Radio SEAC was a military radio station based in Ceylon targeting British soldiers stationed in Asia. It housed what was then one of the most wide-reaching transmitters. Congress Radio was a makeshift station in Bombay run by young and largely unknown antic…
Radio, Citizenship, and the "Sound Standards" of a Newly Independent India
During his decade-long (1952–62) tenure as minister of Information and Broadcasting, B. V. Keskar spearheaded ambitious reforms to the national radio network, All India Radio. Keskar filled broadcasting hours with classical music programming, inviting musicians trained at renowned academies to perform and record. This essay argues that in the wake of independence, Keskar and his supporters sought to orchestrate a soundscape for the Indian nation …
M.N. Roy and the Mexican Revolution: How a Militant Indian Nationalist Became an International Communist
This essay examines the Indian anti-colonial and Leftist activist M.N. Roy's political work in Mexico from 1918 to 1920. It argues that Roy's sojourn in revolutionary Mexico—and in particular the friendships he made there with Leftist intellectuals, some Mexican, many newcomers to Mexico—played an important role in shaping his political trajectory. Not only did Roy become a communist in Mexico, but he and his colleagues, concerned with the ‘unive…
Radio, Citizenship, and the "Sound Standards" of a Newly Independent India
During his decade-long (1952–62) tenure as minister of Information and Broadcasting, B. V. Keskar spearheaded ambitious reforms to the national radio network, All India Radio. Keskar filled broadcasting hours with classical music programming, inviting musicians trained at renowned academies to perform and record. This essay argues that in the wake of independence, Keskar and his supporters sought to orchestrate a soundscape for the Indian nation …
“Shams ur-Raḥmān Fārūqī” by Nayyar Masʿūd: Annotated and Translated by Isabel Huacuja Alonso and Timsal Masud Introduction by Timsal Masud
Songs by Ballot: Binaca Geetmala and the Making of a Hindi Film-Song Radio Audience, 1952–1994
Binaca Geetmala was a weekly countdown or hit parade radio programme that ranked Hindi film songs by order of popularity, first based on listeners’ requests and later on record sales. The programme aired from 1952 until 1994 and is arguably one of the longest lasting and most influential radio programmes in the world. Drawing on a variety of sources, including listeners’ diaries, correspondence from listener radio clubs and interviews with broadc…
Broadcasting the '(anti)colonial sublime: Radio Seac, Congress Radio, and the Second World War in South Asia
This article considers the Second World War's effects on radio infrastructures and listening cultures in India through a detailed analysis of two radio stations: Radio SEAC and Congress Radio. Radio SEAC was a military radio station based in Ceylon targeting British soldiers stationed in Asia. It housed what was then one of the most wide-reaching transmitters. Congress Radio was a makeshift station in Bombay run by young and largely unknown antic…
Rethinking the Second World War in South Asia: Between theatres and beyond battles
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
‘I Am a Listener’: A Conversation with Har Mandir Singh ‘Hamraaz’
Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Advertising (3 works) · History (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (3 works) · Business (2 works)