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Zusatztext Necessary Noise by Chérie Rivers Ndaliko is a refreshing addition to the liter-ature on Eastern Congo for one particular reason. It does what no other study has done before, which is to focus on something besides the conflict minerals that have wreaked havoc in the Kivus ... Instead, this well-wrought study, while not eschewing Congo's mineral conflict altogether, shatters the single narrative of war and conflict that has eclipsed so many other topics, from cultural activism through art, to the imaginary, and the quotidian demand for celebration and empowerment. Informationen zum Autor Chérie Rivers Ndaliko is a socially engaged scholar-activist who researches radical arts interventions in conflict regions of Africa. She is a professor in the Music Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and co-director of the Yole!Africa cultural center in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. She holds a BM in filmscoring from the Berklee College of Music, an MA in Ethnomusicology from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in African Studies from Harvard University. Klappentext Written by a scholar and activist in the center of the current public policy debate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Necessary Noise presents a compelling view on the uneasy balance of accomplishing change through art against the unsteady background of civil war. Zusammenfassung Written by a scholar and activist in the center of the current public policy debate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Necessary Noise presents a compelling view on the uneasy balance of accomplishing change through art against the unsteady background of civil war. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Dedication Table of Contents Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Map of Congo Historical Timeline Introduction Art on the FrontLine On sound and the founding of Yole!Africa On Image and the emergence of radical aesthetics Intersections Re-Membering Congo Prologue Act I: Léopold II Act II: Belgium Act III: Lumumba Act IV: Mobutu Act V: The Next Generation Epilogue Peace Mongers Art v. Aid Art v. Journalism Art v. Activism Jazz Mamas On Truth and Myth Twaomba Amani Jazz Mama Epilogue Index Bibliography Filmography ...
