#1 Amazon New Release (War & Peace)
2024 Montaigne Medal Finalist
We the Young Fighters: Pop Culture, Terror, and War in Sierra Leone
The captivating story of war and peace through a pop culture lens. Award-winning author Marc Sommers has written an extraordinary new book on how reggae idol Bob Marley, rap legend Tupac Shakur, and the Rambo movies influenced youth, civil war, and peacetime in the West African nation of Sierra Leone.
Award-winning author, photographer, and analyst exploring and chronicling how youth navigate conflict, exclusion, and uncertainty around the world.
About my work
I combine research, photography, and storytelling to challenge conventional thinking about warfare, violent extremism, governance, and authentic peacebuilding.
