Taoufik Ben Amor - Language & Music Scholar

 
 
 
 

We talked to Taoufik Ben Amor about Arabic language and linguistics, language and identity, Arab music, and music in Sufism.

This event was hosted in collaboration with Columbia Global Centers | Tunis.

About Taoufik Ben Amor

Taoufik is Gordon Gray Jr. Senior Lecturer in Arabic Studies at Columbia University. He specializes in Arabic language and linguistics, language and identity, Arab music, and music in Sufism. His research combines his interests in music, language and identity in the Arab world through the study of lyrics. He has written extensively on Rai music, Iraqi Maqam, Tunisian Malouf, and music and migration. His most recent papers are entitled "Language through Literature" and “The Making of Tradition: Standardization of the Lyrics of the Tunisian Andalusian Malouf.” He is currently writing a book entitled Beyond Orientalism: Arab Music and Modernity (Brill, 2021).

Twitter: Columbia Global Centers Tunis
Instagram: Columbia Global Centers Tunis

Check out other Conversations you might like

Academia, Film Music & Pop Culture, Language & Literatureafikra stafftaoufik ben amor, Language, Music, Scholar, Gordon Gray Jr. Senior Lecturer, arabic studies, Columbia University, linguistics, sufism, iraqi maqam, Language through Literature, The Making of Tradition: Standardization of the Lyrics of the Tunisian Andalusian Malouf, Beyond Orientalism: Arab Music and Modernity