‘Listening in: Music and Power in Egypt’ symposium

IFAO Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Cairo, Egypt

Sophie Frankford, alongside Dalia Ibrahim and Dr. Kawkab Tawfik, organised a 1-day symposium, ‘Listening in: Music and Power in Egypt’. Sophie also presented her research, with a paper on “Sheikh Imam: The Radio Experiment”.   For event link, please see here.

International Research Network’s Symposium ‘What music is capable of in situations of (forced) migration’

Cité des Arts Bayonne, France

On 4 and 5 October 2024, team members Martin Stokes, Rim Irscheid, Sophie Frankford and PhD student Merel Dubois Van Slageren participated in the panel ‘Of What is Music Capable in Situations of Forced Migration’, in conjunction with the Music and Migration network at EHRSS Bayonne, directed by Denis Laborde, together with Yara al-Ghadhban and […]