Dr amina boubIA
Arts & Culture - Politics & IR - Middle East & North Africa - East & West
News
Latest academic publication
Music, Politics and "Organic Artists" during the Arab Spring: Contention vs. Status Quo in Tunisia and Morocco
Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication, Vol. 12 Issue 1, 2019, Special Issue: Reading Popular Music in the Arab Region and in the Diaspora, p. 88-108
Click here for the abstract and landing page of the article.
Latest column Houna London (London calling)
Genou à terre: Quand le sport devient politique
Dîn wa Dunia, November 2017, n. 24
Latest conference
How digital technologies and cultures facilitated the musical revival of Aboul Kacem Chebbi's poem "The will to live" from Tunisia to Morocco, Lebanon, and beyond
23 May 2017
Music Department, City University, London, UK
As part of the conference "Music, technology and digital cultures in the Middle East and North Africa".
More information available here.
Latest interview
Le festival, une forme de production du politique
Latest journalistic piece
Sadiq Khan, le maire de tous les Londoniens
Dîn wa Dunia, December 2016, n. 13, p. 18-21
Latest blog post
Artivist rapper Lowkey returns to the stage
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what I do
My aim is to foster freedom of expression & a better understanding between East & West
through development work, journalism, research & teaching
by contributing to & guiding you in your projects.
Development work
Consulting & Public relations
Research
Academic publications
& Public speaking
Teaching
Undergraduate & Postgraduate courses
Journalism
Articles & Blog posts
Are you an arts/events organisation or a PR agency?
A graduate/postgraduate school or a think tank?
A website/publication or a media outlet?
Do you work in arts, politics, the MENA region or intercultural relations between East & West?
And do you have very specific needs on a temporary or regular basis?
Wherever you are, look no further!
I am a London-based freelance development professional, researcher, lecturer & journalist
providing tailored consulting & teaching services
alongside expert knowledge through writing, publishing & public speaking
in these areas of expertise.
Development work (consulting & public relations)
Seeking valuable recommendations to develop your activities?
Need to promote a project or an event, to raise your brand & media profile?
Willing to strengthen your existing networks & establish new connections?
To increase your outreach, gain in diversity and foster interfaith & intercultural dialogue?
Have a look at my development work.
Research (academic publications & public speaking)
Wish to commission a high-quality academic piece
(article, essay, book, book chapter, public outreach or opinion piece)
to be published online or in print?
Want to invite someone to speak at your event, act as a moderator,
respond to an interview, or comment on current issues for your audience?
Check out my research work and the press review.
Teaching
Are you seeking to programme exciting undergraduate or postgraduates courses?
Check out the courses I propose or make your own suggestions.
Journalism (articles & blog posts)
Wish to commission a journalistic article or a blog post to be published online or in print?
Take a look at my journalistic work.
About me
I am a London-based freelance development professional, researcher, journalist & lecturer
specialising in Arts & Culture, Politics & International relations,
the Middle East & North Africa, and Intercultural relations between the East & West.
I have lived in Morocco, Germany, France & now the UK,
and am multilingual Arabic-English-French-German.
Affiliations & Memberships
I am currently a member of the LSE Middle East Centre Research Network Social Movements & Popular Mobilisation in the MENA, London, UK
Qualifications
I hold a PhD in History & Political science specialising in the Islamic world
(SciencesPo, Paris, France & Kassel University, Germany).
Supported by the Moroccan Ministry of Scientific Research & the German Heinrich Böll Foundation,
my thesis examined "New Forms of Politics Production in the Arab World: The Case of Music Festivals in Morocco".
From 2014 to 2017, I was a Research associate at SciencesPo's Centre for International Studies (CERI), Paris, France.
My further qualifications are as follows:
- A graduate degree in Intercultural Communication, Cultural studies & History (Saarland University, Germany)
- A Master's degree in Comparative politics (SciencesPo, Paris, France)
- Training in Cultural mediation (National Conservatory of Arts & Crafts, Paris, France)
- Training in Arts management & Marketing for cultural organisations (Goethe Institute, MOOC)