Monthly Archives: December 2016

My project focuses on the songs of Siberian punk musician Yanka Dyagileva. Dyagileva navigated the gendered traditions of male bard culture and female poetic solemnity to produce music that spoke to the condition of womanhood in the Soviet Union. Dyagileva worked alongside a number … Continue reading →

Hi all, here is some of the music I’m working with for my final paper on the semiotics of the intersection of whiteness and women in CE’s live performance at Berserktown III this past summer. As this project is largely … Continue reading →

Reading Garcia’s article, I couldn’t help but think about why it is techno that is at the heart of Berlin’s ‘alternative’ tourist circuit. What is it about Berlin that accommodates techno, and why is it techno that has developed such … Continue reading →

I would like to explore the tactics of communication employed by the SOAS Arabic Band, particularly in comparison to the early Pussy Riot videos we watched for last week’s class. Both Pussy Riot and the SOAS Arabic Band disseminate political … Continue reading →