Arab Techno for the People: Sonic Responses to Orientalism in Toronto and Montreal

Arab Techno for the People analyzes electronic music soundscapes as a field site to explore the lived experiences of cosmopolitan, Arab individuals living in Toronto and Montreal, Canada. This book seeks to move readers—and Canadians more broadly—to a more nuanced understanding of the misinterpellation, discrimination, and racism faced by those perceived as Arab and/or Muslim in Canada.

Despite the expectation that they will conform to unified and reductive definitions of Arab and Muslim ide...