Roshanak Kheshti, “Modernity’s Ear: Listening...

James Bryce (1838–1922) was a leading figure in Britain’s Liberal Party and a distinguished historian, a versatile scholar-politician who moved seamlessly between academia and politics. He was, among many other things, a cabinet minister and a popular ambassador, an expert on Ame ...  Show more

Hypochondria: In Sickness and in Story (Reaktion, 2026) proposes a bold reimagining of a frequently dismissed condition. Dr. Susannah B. Mintz reframes health anxiety not as a pathology but as a site of creative potential – exploring hypochondria as a form of communication, a reo ...  Show more

Race and Gender in the Western Music History Survey: A Teacher’s Guide provides concrete information and approaches that will help instructors include women and people of color in the typical music history survey course and the foundational music theory classes. This book provide ...  Show more

Lynn Adib performed three musical pieces: Youmma, Taht El Ward & Autruche followed by a discussion.

Born and raised in Damascus, Syria. Lynn Adib is a singer, composer who has been exploring Arabic music and improvisation through Jazz music that she discovered around the ...

Rima Khcheich performed three musical pieces: Al Sama'a wel Rah, Harram El Noum & Washwishni.

Rima Khcheich is well renowned for having given its rebirth to the Andalusian form Muwashah, as well as to the traditional Arabic repertoire of the 19th and 20t ...

In this Quartertones event, we listened to Adnan Joubran as he performed three musical pieces followed by a discussion.

Created & Hosted by Mikey Muhanna, afikra 

Edited by: Ramzi Ramman

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