From Ukrainian diaspora songs to Palestinian oud players in refugee camps and Ukrainian musicians... more From Ukrainian diaspora songs to Palestinian oud players in refugee camps and Ukrainian musicians performing by phone light in bomb shelters—contributors explore how music sustains communities, processes collective trauma, and forges solidarity.
Music’s association with the embedding of ideological messages, now mediated through algorithmic ... more Music’s association with the embedding of ideological messages, now mediated through algorithmic amplification, challenges the enduring belief that certain forms of cultural expression are untouched by politics. An opera performed, a pop song streamed, a cover version gone viral—each can advance a specific cause during times of conflict, revealing music as a potent form of “soft power.”
Part 1 Authors interrogate the ethical implications of cultural boycotts versus strategies for programming and contextualizing music from composers or traditions associated with contentious political histories.
Vol. 9 • No. 2 • 2025 Music, War, and Other Conflicts Edited by Gavin S. K. Lee and Melanie Plesch Musicological Brainfood, Switzerland, Basel
War, occupation, and oppression cannot silence music. Contributors trace how sonic acts of resist... more War, occupation, and oppression cannot silence music. Contributors trace how sonic acts of resistance—whether Nigerian protest songs and dances, Holocaust compositions, singing during the Civil Rights movement, or the current resignification of Ukrainian songs—rally communities, defy violence, and assert cultural survival. Authors were asked to examine instances where music and sound have served as a form of resistance or protest during periods of conflict, war, and/or occupation.
Vol. 9 • No. 2 • 2025 Music, War, and Other Conflicts Edited by Gavin S. K. Lee and Melanie Plesch
International Musicological Society PO Box 633, Basel, 4001 Switzerland
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Authors interrogate the ethical implications of cultural boycotts versus strategies for programming and contextualizing music from composers or traditions associated with contentious political histories.
Vol. 9 • No. 2 • 2025
Music, War, and Other Conflicts
Edited by Gavin S. K. Lee and Melanie Plesch
Musicological Brainfood, Switzerland, Basel
Vol. 9 • No. 2 • 2025
Music, War, and Other Conflicts
Edited by Gavin S. K. Lee and Melanie Plesch
International Musicological Society
PO Box 633, Basel, 4001 Switzerland