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The Music of War: An Interdisciplinary Conference
April 18-19 2008
Stonehill College, Easton, MA

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

This interdisciplinary conference will explore the diverse musical responses to war, ranging from the various types of traditional war protest music to the music of soldiers and comrades-in-arms to patriotic and nationalistic music from a global perspective.  

The conference will cap a year-long study of war at The Martin Institute—its politics, history, social and cultural effects—and will seek to analyze the complex relationship between war and music.  As an example of The Martin Institute’s commitment to the power of crossing disciplinary borders, we welcome papers from a range of experts in fields such as music theory and history, musical theater, sociology, history, anthropology, political science, cultural studies, and literature.

PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 

REGISTRATION: $150

There is a group rate available for the Residence Inn by Marriott, 124 Liberty Street, Brockton, MA.  Call 800-331-3131 and mention the Music of War Conference at the Martin Institute.