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Music as Torture/Music as Weapon
URL: http://www.sibetrans.com/trans/trans10/cusick_eng.htm

Description:
2006 paper on "the systematic use of music as a weapon of war" by the American military. "After briefly tracing the development of acoustic weapons in the late 20th century, ... [the paper summarizes] what can be known about the theory and practice of using music to torture detainees in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo." Also provides analysis of related blog discussions. From Trans, the Transcultural Music Review, promoted by the Society for Ethnomusicology.

LII Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Torture

Author:
Cusick, Suzanne G.

Publisher:
Transcultural Music Review

Extra Keywords
no-touch torture

LII Database Information:
Record 27458 created by Maria Brandt on 12/10/2008
Last modification on 01/29/2009
Published: 01/29/2009  
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27458

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