Hamed Sinno: Queerness in/as Metaphor
May 7, 2021, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
In this talk, Hamed Sinno provides an analysis of several musical and literary texts by the band Mashrou Leila, of which he is the former lead singer and co-founder, as sites for negotiating the discursive boundaries of gender construction in the public sphere, and an attempt to frame the work within ongoing conversations about the limits of representation as a mode of political engagement.
About the Speaker
Hamed Sinno is a New York-based musician, poet, vocal instructor, and social justice advocate. They have been the writer and front-person for Mashrouʼ Leila since 2008. They write and lecture about the convergence of music and social justice, and teach singing from their studio in New York. They have a BFA from the American University of Beirut and are pursuing an MA in Digital Musics at Dartmouth College.
Hamed Sinno is a New York-based musician, poet, vocal instructor, and social justice advocate. They have been the writer and front-person for Mashrouʼ Leila since 2008. They write and lecture about the convergence of music and social justice, and teach singing from their studio in New York. They have a BFA from the American University of Beirut and are pursuing an MA in Digital Musics at Dartmouth College.
