Introduction. Son, musique et violence

Listening can become a tool for exploration of, engagement with and sensorial knowledge of the world. Music can be a device for projecting, framing and preparing for confrontation with the enemy. How can the study of sound and music help us to understand collective violence and war? How can the stud...

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Main Author: Luis Velasco-Pufleau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de recherches sur les arts et le langage 2020-03-01
Series:Transposition
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/transposition/5067
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Summary:Listening can become a tool for exploration of, engagement with and sensorial knowledge of the world. Music can be a device for projecting, framing and preparing for confrontation with the enemy. How can the study of sound and music help us to understand collective violence and war? How can the study of war and collective violence help us to understand the importance of musical practices and listening for human beings? This special issue of Transposition explores these questions through an analysis of the links between sound, music and violence.
ISSN:2110-6134