The Soundtrack of Conflict

doi:10.5771/9783487423708

The Soundtrack of Conflict

The Role of Music in Radio Broadcasting in Wartime and in Conflict Situations

Series: Göttingen Studies in Musicology/Göttinger Studien zur Musikwissenschaft

Volume 4 Published 2013

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doi.org/10.5771/9783487423708
ISBN print: 978-3-487-15059-8
ISBN online: 978-3-487-42370-8
Olms Verlag, Baden-Baden Olms Verlag, Baden-Baden

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Zusammenfassung

Seit dem frühen 20. Jahrhundert hat sich das Radio zu einem der wichtigsten Medien entwickelt – und das gilt nicht nur allgemein für die Gesellschaft, sondern auch und gerade für bewaffnete Konflikte. "The Soundtrack of Conflict" beschäftigt sich mit den vielen wichtigen Rollen, die Musik in diesem Medium und in diesem Kontext spielen kann. Die Beiträge des Buches demonstrieren, dass solche Musik nicht bloß ein Soundtrack zum Konfliktgeschehen ist, sondern dass sie die Dynamik von Konflikten maßgeblich mitbestimmen kann. Mit Fallstudien, die einen Zeitraum von über achtzig Jahren sowie ein geografisches Spektrum von fünf Kontinenten umfassen, leistet der Band deshalb einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur musikwissenschaftlichen Erforschung von Krieg und Konflikt.

Abstract

Since the early twentieth century, radio has been one of the most important media both generally and in the specific context of armed conflict. Relatively cheap and with the ability to transmit over long ranges – and over international borders – radio has become central to the wartime strategies of governments and guerrilla groups alike. The role of music on radio in wartime and in conflict situations has, however, only rarely been the focus of scholarly attention, despite the central role that music plays in this medium. The essays in this volume offer case studies spanning over eighty years and five continents. They explore the many important roles that music broadcast on radio can play in wartime and in conflict situations – as a means of information (and misinformation), as a communication medium by those separated by and yet connected through the fighting, and as an aid to managing the complex emotions that are experienced. Moreover, the essays demonstrate that music is not just a soundtrack to conflict, but can also influence the very course that a conflict takes. In the range of examples discussed and the theoretical issues raised, the volume presents a significant contribution to the musicological study of war and conflict.

Schlagworte

Fallstudien Konfliktgeschehen Musik Musikwissenschaft Radio

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1–6 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1–6
7–12 Introduction M. J. Grant, Férdia J. Stone-Davis M. J. Grant, Férdia J. Stone-Davis 7–12
13–24 Music in Radio Broadcasts in the Gulag Inna Klause Inna Klause 13–24
25–42 Defining a European ‘New Order’ through Music: Ancient Music in Italian Radio Broadcasting during the Fascist Period Mauro Fosco Bertola Mauro Fosco Bertola 25–42
43–56 Music on the Airwaves in Occupied France Karine le Bail Karine le Bail 43–56
57–74 Jazz, World War II Radio Propaganda and the Case of Tokyo Rose Katherine A. Baber Katherine A. Baber 57–74
75–84 Music in Greek Radio Broadcasting in Wartime (1940–1950): Complicity and Resistance Elli Charamis Elli Charamis 75–84
85–100 Propaganda and Music: Greek and Yugoslav Public Radio in the 1940s and 1950s Vlasis Vlasidis Vlasis Vlasidis 85–100
101–110 Henry Cowell and the Development of Iranian State Radio for the United States Information Agency Peter Schimpf Peter Schimpf 101–110
111–130 Radio Freedom, Songs of Freedom and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa (1963–1991) Sekibakiba Peter Lekgoathi Sekibakiba Peter Lekgoathi 111–130
131–142 The Free Voice of China: Pirate Radio Broadcasts of Teresa Teng from Taiwan and Hong Kong during the Cold War in Asia Chen-Ching Cheng Chen-Ching Cheng 131–142
143–164 Integration or Separation? A Story of Radio and Music in Fiji Ruth Finnegan Ruth Finnegan 143–164
165–178 Radio and Music in the Last Months of the Eelam War in Sri Lanka Pradeep N’ Weerasinghe Pradeep N’ Weerasinghe 165–178
179–196 Broadcasting and the Musicology of War: The Case of Sierra Leone Paul Richards Paul Richards 179–196
197–210 Martial Music at Dawn: Introit for Coups d’État Oluwafemi Alexander Ladapo Oluwafemi Alexander Ladapo 197–210
211–230 The Musicology of Justice: Simon Bikindi and Incitement to Genocide at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda James Parker James Parker 211–230
231–248 Sonic Consumerism and Audience Manufacture in US Music Broadcasts to the Middle East Beau Bothwell Beau Bothwell 231–248
249–254 Notes on Contributors 249–254

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