Andrew Simon

Andrew Simon is a historian of media, popular culture, and the modern Middle East. He is a member of the Middle Eastern Studies faculty at Dartmouth College and was a fellow at the Center for Arabic Study Abroad in Cairo during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, where he witnessed the downfall of a dictator and first realized the power of sound. Andrew's book, "Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt," shares the extraordinary story of an ordinary technology, exploring how audiocassettes empowered an unprecedented number of people to create culture, circulate information, and challenge ruling regimes long before the internet entered our daily lives.