Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt
Welcome to a book talk with historian Andrew Simon.
In , Andrew Simon investigates the social life of an everyday technology鈥攖he cassette tape鈥攖o offer a multisensory history of modern Egypt. In the 1970s and 1980s, cassettes became a ubiquitous presence in Egyptian homes and stores. Audiocassette technology gave an opening to ordinary individuals, from singers to smugglers, to challenge state-controlled Egyptian media. Enabling an unprecedented number of people to participate in the creation of culture and circulation of content, cassette players and tapes soon informed broader cultural, political, and economic developments and defined 鈥渕odern鈥 Egyptian households.
In this talk, Andrew Simon (Dartmouth College) discusses his book in conversation with Pelle Valentin Olsen (黑料吃瓜资源).
A light lunch will be served.