Sound Bites: Music as Violence
Author(s):
John Morgan O’Connell
Publication Year:
2020
Type:
journal article
Journal/Book Title
Transposition
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Issue:
Hors-série 2
Abstract:
In this essay, I interrogate the ideas that concern music and violence which are presented by scholars in this Transposition special issue. Although each article is very different, common themes emerge. I interpolate these with reference to my own research into the sounds of music in the Gallipoli Campaign (1915-1916). Following Nikita Hock, I examine the notion of metaphor as it relates to underground hideouts in a war zone. Following Victor A. Stoichita, I look at how music affords distinctive pathways in the fulfilment of or disengagement from acts of violence. Following Sarah Kay, I examine the ways in which contrafactum helps clarify the ambivalent positionality of Allied recruits in a foreign campaign. I also refer to Kay’s notion of “extimacy” when interpreting expressionist representations of warfare in the Dardanelles.
Citation (Chicago Author-Date):
O’Connell, John Morgan. 2020. “Sound Bites: Music as Violence.” Transposition, no. Hors-série 2. https://doi.org/10.4000/transposition.4524.