Necessary Noise: Music, Film, and Charitable Imperialism in the East of Congo by

Description: Necessary Noise by Cherie Rivers Ndaliko Written by a scholar and activist in the center of the current public policy debate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Necessary Noise presents a compelling view on the uneasy balance of accomplishing change through art against the unsteady background of civil war. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Since 1997, the war in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has taken more than 6 million lives and shapes the daily existence of the nations residents. While the DRC is often portrayed in international media as an unproductive failed state, the Congolese have turned increasingly to art-making to express their experience to external eyes. Author Cherie Rivers Ndaliko argues that cultural activism and the enthusiasm to produce art exists in Congoas a remedy for the social ills of war and as a way to communicate a positive vision of the country. Ndaliko introduces a memorable cast of artists, activists, and ordinary people from the North-Kivuprovince, whose artistic and cultural interventions are routinely excluded from global debates that prioritize economics, politics, and development as the basis of policy decision about Congo. Rivers also shows how art has been mobilized by external humanitarian and charitable organizations, becoming the vehicle through which to inflict new kinds of imperial domination. Written by a scholar and activist in the center of the current public policy debate, Necessary Noise examines theuneasy balance of accomplishing change through art against the unsteady background of war. At the heart of this book is the Yole!Africa cultural center, which is the oldest independentcultural center in the east of Congo. Established in the aftermath of volcano Nyiragongos 2002 eruption and sustained through a series of armed conflicts, the cultural activities organized by Yole!Africa have shaped a generation of Congolese youth into socially and politically engaged citizens. By juxtaposing intimate ethnographic, aesthetic, and theoretical analyses of this thriving local initiative with case studies that expose the often destructive underbelly of charitable action,Necessary Noise introduces into heated international debates on aid and sustainable development a compelling case for the necessity of arts and culture in negotiating sustained peace. Through vivid descriptionsof a community of young people transforming their lives through art, Ndaliko humanizes a dire humanitarian disaster. In so doing, she invites readers to reflect on the urgent choices we must navigate as globally responsible citizens.The only study of music or film culture in the east of Congo, Necessary Noise raises an impassioned and vibrantly interdisciplinary voice that speaks to the theory and practice of socially engaged scholarship. Author Biography Cherie Rivers Ndaliko is a socially engaged scholar-activist who researches radical arts interventions in conflict regions of Africa. She is a professor in the Music Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and co-director of the Yole!Africa cultural center in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. She holds a BM in filmscoring from the Berklee College of Music, an MA in Ethnomusicology from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in AfricanStudies from Harvard University. Table of Contents ContentsDedicationTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsMap of CongoHistorical TimelineIntroductionArt on the FrontLine On sound and the founding of Yole!Africa On Image and the emergence of radical aesthetics IntersectionsRe-Membering Congo Prologue Act I: Leopold II Act II: Belgium Act III: Lumumba Act IV: Mobutu Act V: The Next Generation EpiloguePeace Mongers Art v. Aid Art v. Journalism Art v. ActivismJazz Mamas On Truth and MythTwaomba Amani Jazz MamaEpilogueIndexBibliographyFilmography Review "Necessary Noise is a timely ethnographic work that brings the east of Congo into the scholarship on African music. As it engages music textual and filmic analysis for further insight into how art functions as a tool for social engagement and change, it would benefit music and film enthusiasts as well as those engaged in anthropological work, Development studies and African studies. The author leaves no stone unturned in fleshing out critical pointsrelating to film, music, voice, social engagement and power among other aspects. The heavy critique of international NGOs may on the surface appear as one-sided; however, it should be lauded as the willingness ofone scholar to tell the naked truth." -- Mumbua Kioko, Volume! The French journal of popular music studies"This book is a necessary read for anyone interested in current politics and art in the DRC. It also is valuable in its analyses of the relationship between African NGOs and international organizations. Necessary Noise draws from a range of critical theoretical insights and skillfully presents them in forthright, clear prose no mean feat. Upper division undergraduates, graduate students, and general readers alike will learn a great deal from Rivers Ndaliko s methods and her presentation." --African Studies Quarterly"Necessary Noise by Cherie Rivers Ndaliko is a refreshing addition to the liter-ature on Eastern Congo for one particular reason. It does what no other study has done before, which is to focus on something besides the conflict minerals that have wreaked havoc in the Kivus ... Instead, this well-wrought study, while not eschewing Congos mineral conflict altogether, shatters the single narrative of war and conflict that has eclipsed so many othertopics, from cultural activism through art, to the imaginary, and the quotidian demand for celebration and empowerment." -- Ch. Didier Gondola Prizes Winner of Co-winner of the 2018 Kwabena Nketia Book Award, awarded by the African Music Section Winner of the 2017 Alan Merriam Prize. Long Description Since 1997, the war in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has taken more than 6 million lives and shapes the daily existence of the nations residents. While the DRC is often portrayed in international media as an unproductive failed state, the Congolese have turned increasingly to art-making to express their experience to external eyes. Author Ch Review Text "Necessary Noise is a timely ethnographic work that brings the east of Congo into the scholarship on African music. As it engages music textual and filmic analysis for further insight into how art functions as a tool for social engagement and change, it would benefit music and film enthusiasts as well as those engaged in anthropological work, Development studies and African studies. The author leaves no stone unturned in fleshing out critical pointsrelating to film, music, voice, social engagement and power among other aspects. The heavy critique of international NGOs may on the surface appear as one-sided; however, it should be lauded as the willingness ofone scholar to tell the naked truth." -- Mumbua Kioko, Volume! The French journal of popular music studies"This book is a necessary read for anyone interested in current politics and art in the DRC. It also is valuable in its analyses of the relationship between African NGOs and international organizations. Necessary Noise draws from a range of critical theoretical insights and skillfully presents them in forthright, clear prose no mean feat. Upper division undergraduates, graduate students, and general readers alike will learn a great deal from Rivers Ndaliko s methods and her presentation." --African Studies Quarterly"Necessary Noise by Ch Review Quote "This book is a necessary read for anyone interested in current politics and art in the DRC. It also is valuable in its analyses of the relationship between African NGOs and international organizations. Necessary Noise draws from a range of critical theoretical insights and skillfully presents them in forthright, clear prose no mean feat. Upper division undergraduates, graduate students, and general readers alike will learn a great deal from Rivers Ndaliko s methods and her presentation." --African Studies Quarterly Feature Selling point: The first deep investigation of the Yole!Africa Culural Center, a high-profile arts center in Congo.Selling point: Takes a hard look at NGO and charitable/humanitarian culture.Selling point: Explores conflict and the study of conflict in the east of Congo.Selling point: Compelling integration of ethnomusicology, African studies, and film studies. Details ISBN0190499583 Pages 312 ISBN-10 0190499583 ISBN-13 9780190499587 Format Paperback Short Title NECESSARY NOISE Language English Media Book DEWEY 306.484 Year 2016 Imprint Oxford University Press USA Audience Professional and Scholarly Illustrations black & white illustrations Subtitle Music, Film, and Charitable Imperialism in the East of Congo Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Author Cherie Rivers Ndaliko Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Publication Date 2016-11-24 UK Release Date 2016-11-24 AU Release Date 2016-11-24 NZ Release Date 2016-11-24 US Release Date 2016-11-24 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131391222;

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