Arab Techno for the People

Name: Arab Techno for the People
Brand: Wilfrid Laurier University Press

Wilfrid Laurier University Press

Arab Techno for the PeopleAuthor(s): Jillian Fulton-Melanson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, Canada\nImprint: Wilfrid Laurier University Press\nISBN-13: 9781771127080, 978-1771127080\nSynopsis\nArab Techno for the People analyses electronic music soundscapes as a field site to explore the lived experiences of cosmopolitan, Arab individuals living in Toronto and Montreal, Canada. This book seeks to move readersand Canadians more broadlyto a more nuanced understanding of the misinterpellation, discrimination, and racism faced by those perceived as Arab and/or Muslim in Canada.\n\nDespite the expectation that they will confirm to unified and reductive definitions of Arab and Muslim identities, Arab house and techno musicians who are understood as (or understand themselves as) Arab in Montreal and Toronto use their musical participation to define themselves in diverse ways contingent on their ethnic, religious, gender, and sexual identities. This book prop.