Siv B. Lie

Siv B. Lie is an associate professor of music and affiliate associate professor of anthropology at the University of Maryland. Her research examines how Romani cultural producers use music, language, and other expressive forms to advance their own sociopolitical and economic interests. Her first book, Django Generations: Hearing Ethnorace, Citizenship, and Jazz Manouche in France (University of Chicago Press, 2021) shows how tensions between racial identities and national belonging unfold in French jazz industries. Her current project explores the politics of artistic approaches to French Romani genocide commemoration. Learn more about Siv’s work at sivblie.com.