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AMERICAN MUSIC ABROAD 2012-2013
APR 3, 2012
 Posted by Paul Rockower
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The American Music Abroad program is designed to communicate America’s rich contributions to the global music scene as it fosters cross-cultural communication and people-to-people connections to global audiences. Today, American Voices is proud to administer the American Music Abroad program on behalf of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for the 2012-2013 touring season. To project the full spectrum of the American musical landscape, any talent representing characteristically American musical genres were invited to apply for the American Music Abroad program. This included, but was not limited to Blues, Bluegrass, Cajun, Country, Folk, Latin, Native American, Gospel, Hip Hop, Indie Rock, Jazz,…... Full Text
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STAND-UP DIPLOMACY: HUMOR AS PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
FEB 14, 2012
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“If you are going to tell people the truth, you better make them laugh; otherwise, they’ll kill you.” -George Bernard Shaw I used to think that humor was one thing that didn’t translate in cross-cultural communication. In my travels, I had watched numerous attempts at jokes fail miserably as they got lost in translation or cultural nuances. Things often ended awkwardly amid the seemingly untranslatable nature of humor. Looking For Comedy in the Muslim World Yet when I was visiting Pakistan a number of years ago, I first saw the transmutable nature of humor while attending a concert in Lahore…... Full Text
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PUBLIC DIPLOMACY & THE NEWSEUM
AUG 10, 2011
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For a field that is predicated on communication, we public diplomats don’t always do as good a job as we could in communicating what is public diplomacy to the public that we serve.  As such, it remains an ongoing challenge for the field to create awareness of what public diplomacy is and what it entails. I recently visited the Newseum in Washington, DC.  The Newseum is a veritable museum of the Fourth Estate, interactively chronicling the history of the communication of information.  The Newseum’s mission is "to help the public and the news media understand one another better" as well…... Full Text
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A BEACON OF LIGHT: THE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OF KURDISTAN
APR 22, 2011
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“Five million Kurds in Iraqi Kurdistan have become a beacon of light for the 35 million Kurds who live in Turkey, Syria, and Iran. That beacon of light is keeping us awake at night and is filling our hearts with hope.” -Kani Xulam, Director of the American-Kurdish Information Network For marginalized or underepresented states, public diplomacy is a key component of drawing global public attention to the cause. For Iraqi Kurdistan, public diplomacy represents a vital area of outreach in bringing awareness to “the Kurdish Question.” While working on a project on the public diplomacy of national movements, I had…... Full Text
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CRICKET DIPLOMACY AND THE CRICKET WORLD CUP
MAR 30, 2011
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"Out beyond ideas of right and wrong there is a field. I'll meet you there." -Rumi In the subcontinent, there is really only one religion that unites India, Pakistan and Bangladesh: cricket. With India’s dethroning the three-time consecutive champs Australia, and with Pakistan’s victory over the West Indies, the stage is set for a raucous match between India and Pakistan in the Cricket World Cup semi-finals. Cricket has a long history as a platform for diplomacy and public diplomacy between India and Pakistan. Cricket diplomacy in the Indo-Pak context made its appearance in 1987. Amid a period of rising tension…... Full Text
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