print email comment close 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. 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