News in Review Maya/Mathangi/M.I.A. – The Making of a Political Pop Star
News in Review Maya/Mathangi/M.I.A. – The Making of a Political Pop Star
Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam – known simply as M.I.A. – is an acclaimed British rapper and pop star of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. Always controversial, she is an outspoken activist who uses her fame as a platform to express her political views, particularly about the Tamil crisis in Sri Lanka. Film director Stephen Loveridge put together a documentary of the artist’s life, which includes footage shot by M.I.A. herself over the past 22 years. It follows her from her early years in Sri Lanka to growing up in London and her rise to fame. The National’s host Adrienne Arsenault takes a look at the life of this controversial music artist.
- 2019
- 00:09:05
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/31/2019
Metadata
- Edition
- January 2019
- Subjects
- M.I.A. (Musician) [LCSH] Musicians -- Sri Lanka -- Biography [LCSH] Women musicians -- Sri Lanka -- Biography [LCSH] Sri Lanka -- History -- Civil war, 1983-2009 [LCSH] Sri Lankans -- Great Britain -- Biography [LCSH] Arts -- Study and teaching [LCSH] Music [LCSH] Social sciences [LCSH] Social justice -- Study and teaching [LCSH]
- Team
- Michael Serapio (Host), Adrienne Arsenault (Journalist)
- Closed captioning
- Available
- MARC Record
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Teacher Guide(s)
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NIR-19-01 - PDF - Maya/Mathangi/M.I.A. – The Making of a Political Pop Star
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NIR-19-01 - PPT - Maya/Mathangi/M.I.A. – The Making of a Political Pop Star
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