Culprit or Accomplice: Observations on the Role and Perception of Music in Violent Contexts in the Sierra Leone War
The article focuses on the role of music among RUF combatants fighting in the Sierra Leone civil war. It touches on some widely held notions of music and a general reluctance towards the idea that music can be instrumentalised for violent means. Furthermore, it will address in what way the research...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:transposition_4382 https://doi.org/10.4000/transposition.4382 urn:doi:10.4000/transposition.4382 en https://journals.openedition.org/transposition/4382 2020-03-19T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/lmcr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Culprit or Accomplice: Observations on the Role and Perception of Music in Violent Contexts in the Sierra Leone War Transposition Éditions de l’EHESS info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2110-6134 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/transposition Nuxoll, Cornelia guerre musique RUF guerre civile de la Sierra Leone violence agentivité sociologie de la musique musique comme arme expériences de terrain anthropologie et recherche musicale RUF music violence agency Sierra Leone war music as a weapon anthropology and music research fieldwork experiences The article focuses on the role of music among RUF combatants fighting in the Sierra Leone civil war. It touches on some widely held notions of music and a general reluctance towards the idea that music can be instrumentalised for violent means. Furthermore, it will address in what way the research focus on music was conducive to qualitative interview sessions and direct interactions with former RUF members. Special focus lies on the songs that inspired rebel fighters and how these songs were used to prepare for and accompany violent attacks. The article concludes by exploring and comparing how perpetrators, victims and musicians assess the appropriation of music in the context of violence and how they feel about the songs today. L'article examine le rôle de la musique pour les combattants du RUF qui se battent dans la guerre civile en Sierra Leone. Il interroge certaines notions générales sur la musique ainsi que la réticence à l'idée que la musique puisse être instrumentalisée à des fins violentes. En outre, il explique de quelle manière le biais de la recherche sur la musique a été propice à des séances d'entretiens qualitatifs et à des interactions directes avec d'anciens membres du RUF. Il prête une attention particulière aux chansons qui ont inspiré les combattants rebelles et sur la façon dont ces chansons ont été utilisées pour préparer et accompagner des attaques violentes. L'article conclut en analysant et en comparant la façon dont les auteurs de violences, les victimes et les musiciens évaluent l'appropriation de la musique dans un contexte violent et ce qu'ils ressentent aujourd’hui à propos de ces chansons. |
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The article focuses on the role of music among RUF combatants fighting in the Sierra Leone civil war. It touches on some widely held notions of music and a general reluctance towards the idea that music can be instrumentalised for violent means. Furthermore, it will address in what way the research focus on music was conducive to qualitative interview sessions and direct interactions with former RUF members. Special focus lies on the songs that inspired rebel fighters and how these songs were used to prepare for and accompany violent attacks. The article concludes by exploring and comparing how perpetrators, victims and musicians assess the appropriation of music in the context of violence and how they feel about the songs today. |
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Nuxoll, Cornelia |
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Nuxoll, Cornelia |
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Nuxoll, Cornelia |
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Culprit or Accomplice: Observations on the Role and Perception of Music in Violent Contexts in the Sierra Leone War |
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Culprit or Accomplice: Observations on the Role and Perception of Music in Violent Contexts in the Sierra Leone War |
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Culprit or Accomplice: Observations on the Role and Perception of Music in Violent Contexts in the Sierra Leone War |
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Culprit or Accomplice: Observations on the Role and Perception of Music in Violent Contexts in the Sierra Leone War |
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Culprit or Accomplice: Observations on the Role and Perception of Music in Violent Contexts in the Sierra Leone War |
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culprit or accomplice: observations on the role and perception of music in violent contexts in the sierra leone war |
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