March 13, 2020
Siren Song: An Ode to Pakistan’s Great Female Singers
Posted in: Faculty News
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Fawzia Afzal-Khan, professor in the Department of English, launched her latest book, Siren Song: Understanding Pakistan Through its Women Singers, at the Pakistan National Council of Arts in Islamabad.
The event, reviewed by Youlin Magazine, featured a screening of a short documentary of singers, activists and family members as they trace the history of female singers in Pakistan through its tumultuous history. The screening was followed by a talk and Q&A with Afzal-Khan in which she explained her journey of collecting and compiling the singers’ stories of subversion and femininity.