Tag: "West Bank"

DeGarmo and Flaherty research on hip-hop as a means of expression and resistance

DeGarmo and Flaherty research on hip-hop as a means of expression and resistance

While traditionally associated with protesting oppression and lack of opportunity, hip-hop has also been adopted by socially marginalized groups worldwide as a means of expression, according to political science professor Anne Flaherty.
Palestinian rappers Tamer Nafar and Mahmoud Jreri performing. Photo courtesy of Claudia Espinosa
Department of Political Science Chair Denise DeGarmo studied how Palestine’s hip-hop draws […]

DeGarmo shares heart for Palestinian cause with students

DeGarmo shares heart for Palestinian cause with students

Denise DeGarmo, chair of the Political Science Department, in front of the separation wall in Bethlehem, a Palestinian city located in the central West Bank, about six miles south of Jerusalem.
Denise DeGarmo, chair of the Political Science Department, did not anticipate how visiting Palestine would impact both hers and her students’ lives.
DeGarmo started visiting Palestine in […]

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