American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2015) Winner
Hisham Aidi
ヒシャム・アイディ
Hisham Aidi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Tangier, Morocco
- Nationality
- Morocco, United States
- Languages
- English, Arabic, French
- Religion
- Islam
- Residence History
- Tangier, Morocco → Spain (period) → New Mexico, USA (boarding school) → Near Philadelphia, PA, USA (college) → Harlem, New York City, USA
Career
- Occupations
- political scientist, author, music critic, filmmaker, lecturer
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (SIPA), University of Maryland (lecturer), United Nations (former staff)
- Influenced By
- Manning Marable, Robin Kelley, Edward Said
- Influenced
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin & Marshall College | — | Political Theory and Economics | BA | 1990-1994 | United States |
| Columbia University | — | Political Science / International Relations | PhD | 1993-2002 | United States |
Franklin & Marshall College
Political Theory and Economics
Degree:
BA
Period:
1990-1994
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
United States
Worked on college radio and studied political theory and economics
Columbia University
Political Science / International Relations
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1993-2002
Year of Graduation:
2002
Country:
United States
Doctoral studies; worked with scholars such as Manning Marable and Robin Kelley
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | American Book Award | Rebel Music: Race, Empire, and the New Muslim Youth Culture | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
American Book Award
2015
Work:
Rebel Music: Race, Empire, and the New Muslim Youth Culture
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Rebel Music: Race, Empire, and the New Muslim Youth Culture
2014 Non-fiction (music & cultural politics) 320 pagesExamines global hip hop and its intersections with Muslim youth culture, exploring how music engages with colonialism, race, and identity politics.
hip hopyouth culturemigration/diasporarace and empire
Redeploying the State: Corporatism, Neoliberalism, and Coalition Politics
2009 Political science 280 pagesA comparative political study of the state's role, examining corporatism, neoliberalism, and coalition politics.
comparative politicscorporatismstate and policy
Black Routes to Islam (edited with Manning Marable)
2009 Edited volume (Black routes to Islam)An edited collection on Black routes to Islam, covering histories and movements; Aidi served as co-editor.
African historyIslamroutes and movement
Bibliography
- Rebel Music: Race, Empire, and the New Muslim Youth Culture (2014)
- Redeploying the State: Corporatism, Neoliberalism, and Coalition Politics (2009)
- Black Routes to Islam (ed., 2009)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and analyticaldraws on fieldwork and cultural studies
- Recurring Motifs
- intersection of music and politicsyouth and resistancemigration/diaspora experiences
Legacy
Hisham Aidi is recognized for his work on global hip hop, Muslim youth culture, and the politics of race and empire. His interdisciplinary scholarship and cultural criticism have contributed to debates linking youth culture and politics.
In Popular Culture
- Influenced public conversations beyond academia about hip hop and Muslim youth culture.
Trivia
- Born and raised in Tangier, exposed to musical spaces such as Dar Gnawa in his youth.
- At 15 won a scholarship to study at a boarding school in New Mexico, USA.
- Won a 2015 American Book Award for Rebel Music.