{"product_id":"the-voice-of-the-rural-music-poetry-and-masculinity-among-migrant-moroccan-men-in-umbria-paperback","title":"The Voice of the Rural: Music, Poetry, and Masculinity among Migrant Moroccan Men in Umbria - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlessandra Ciucci\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving portrait of the contemporary experiences of migrant Moroccan men.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Umbria is known to most Americans for its picturesque rolling hills and medieval villages, but to the many migrant Moroccan men who travel there, Umbria is better known for the tobacco fields, construction sites, small industries, and the outdoor weekly markets where they work. Marginalized and far from their homes, these men turn to Moroccan traditions of music and poetry that evoke the countryside they have left- \u003ci\u003el-'arubiya\u003c\/i\u003e, or the rural. In this book, Alessandra Ciucci takes us inside the lives of Moroccan workers, unpacking the way they share a particular musical style of the rural to create a sense of home and belonging in a foreign and inhospitable nation. Along the way, she uncovers how this culture of belonging is not just the product of the struggles of migration, but also tied to the reclamation of a noble and virtuous masculine identity that is inaccessible to Moroccan migrants in Italy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Voice of the Rural\u003c\/i\u003e allows us to understand the contemporary experiences of migrant Moroccan men by examining their imagined relationship to the rural through sound, shedding new light on the urgent issues of migration and belonging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlessandra Ciucci\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of music at Columbia University. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707719454783,"sku":"9780226818696","price":51.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/99167f313ae7b3978a343028af3b3e8c.webp?v=1765045184","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-voice-of-the-rural-music-poetry-and-masculinity-among-migrant-moroccan-men-in-umbria-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}