7 blog reactions to http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/marc_lynch/2007/02/hip_hop_and_cultural_outreach.html

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Brubeck did some famous State Department-sponsored tours in the late 1950s, part of a glorious period of "jazz diplomacy" that public diplomacy folks have been trying to replicate ever since. I'm planning to compare today's hip hop with the jazz of the 1950s, looking at the political and marketplace differences and how they affect the prospects for replicating the great cultural diplomacy jazz tours of the early Cold War . 6:00-8:00, Sixth Floor, Lindner Family Commons, Elliott

Brubeck did some famous State Department-sponsored tours in the late 1950s, part of a glorious period of "jazz diplomacy" that public diplomacy folks have been trying to replicate ever since. I'm planning to compare today's hip hop with the jazz of the 1950s, looking at the political and marketplace differences and how they affect the prospects for replicating the great cultural diplomacy jazz tours of the early Cold War . 6:00-8:00, Sixth Floor, Lindner Family Commons, Elliott

religious counter-publics", so it's not as pathetic a bar conversation as it sounds. I think.) It's something I've been chatting with people about ever since that piece I did for the Guardian about hip hop in the Middle East - turns out there are quite a few more people interested in Middle Eastern (Arab, Israeli, Iranian) hip hop and its possible public diplomacy functions than I thought (Om.K., hope you got my notes?).

religious counter-publics", so it's not as pathetic a bar conversation as it sounds. I think.) It's something I've been chatting with people about ever since that piece I did for the Guardian about hip hop in the Middle East - turns out there are quite a few more people interested in Middle Eastern (Arab, Israeli, Iranian) hip hop and its possible public diplomacy functions than I thought (Om.K., hope you got my notes?).

with which I largely agree - and hopefully will drive some real thinking. Jeff Chang, "It's a Hip-Hop World." (in Foreign Policy magazine). Fascinating look at the global spread of the form; much more in depth than my little Guardian piece on hip hop and public diplomacy in the Muslim world earlier this year. And a heads up on my next round of appearances: November 12: The Institute for Middle East Studies Inaugural Year continues, with a research conference on theme of citizenship in the Middle East.

with which I largely agree - and hopefully will drive some real thinking. Jeff Chang, "It's a Hip-Hop World." (in Foreign Policy magazine). Fascinating look at the global spread of the form; much more in depth than my little Guardian piece on hip hop and public diplomacy in the Muslim world earlier this year. And a heads up on my next round of appearances: November 12: The Institute for Middle East Studies Inaugural Year continues, with a research conference on theme of citizenship in the Middle East.