Archival voices in 'Edward Said: Between Worlds' and 'Rehearsals For A Revolution'

The A.V. Club describes Maiken Baird's 'Edward Said: Between Worlds' as a portrait of the Palestinian scholar told entirely through archival material, including his recorded voice. Pegah Ahangarani's 'Rehearsals For A Revolution' follows five loved ones' experiences of Iran; one chapter uses her uncle's surviving voice notes. The review argues that these personal accounts give present-day events historical context.