In the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, recent technological developments in music listening enabled troops to carry with them vast amounts of music and easily acquire new music, for themselves and to share with their fellow troops as well as friends and loved ones far away. This ethnographic study examines U.S. troops' musical-listening habits during and after war, and the accompanying fear, domination, violence, isolation, pain, and loss that troops experienced. My Music, My War is a moving ethnographic account of what war was like for those most intimately involved. It shows how individuals survive in the messy webs of conflicting thoughts and emotions that are intricately part of the moment-to-moment and day-to-day phenomenon of war, and the pervasive memories in its aftermath. It gives fresh insight into musical listening as it relates to social dynamics, gender, community formation, memory, trauma, and politics.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
ISBN-10
0819576018
ISBN-13
9780819576019
eBay Product ID (ePID)
220262154
Product Key Features
Author
Lisa Gilman
Format
eBook
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Width
6in
Length
9in
Additional Product Features
Publication Date
2016-04-05
eBook Format
Portable Document Format, Epub, Kindle
Group
Scholarly & Professional
Table of Content
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Setting the Scene Musicking at Work and Leisure Music as a Sound Track of War Music, Gender, and the Paradox of Masculinity "Music Doesn't Judge": Managing Feelings at War Coming Home Music and Political Transformation As Time Goes By Appendix: People Interviewed Notes References Index