From linguistic violence in grime, physical violence against artists at the Turkish Gezi protests, and violence propagation in South African gangster rap.

  • Short Essay by Majd Shidiac
    Voices in crowded urban terrains, the sonic shock of fighter jets. Some music can evoke ideas of the life it is made in – and create relationships. Read an essay by Majd Shidiac.
  • Sound Piece by Shanti Suki Osman
    In her sound piece, artist and educator Shanti Suki Osman explores the sonority of rage. Listen to a new episode of the Sonic Worlding column, which asks how one’s positionality is created by the people who listen.
  • Podcast by Ale Hop
    «TIMEZONES» – Episode 17. This episode looks into artistic ruptures and subjectivities in Lima, Perú, forged during a period of authoritarianism, economic recession, and widespread social hopelessness.
  • Short Essay by Shayan Navab
    In this essay, the diasporan writer Shayan reflects on the sounds of the Iranian revolutions, from the delicate stories of his family’s past to the brutal videos circulating in the aftermath of the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini in September 2022.