Podcast: Music, War, and Propaganda

In this podcast, we’re bringing you two exclusive interviews. In the first interview (0-16:37), Lisa Ueda and Daniele Rinaldo, both prize-winning solo musicians, talk about where their passion for music began and elaborated on how they believe the wars of the 20th century have influenced composers in France and Japan. As a duo, they have toured the world and performed in some of the most prestigious locations. On March 4th, they are going to perform a special repertoire at the East Asian Expressions of War event at King’s College London. To attend the event, please register here: bit.ly/2kwkxLa In the second interview (16:37-32:00), Professor Nicholas O'Shaughnessy talks about some of the topics which he will cover during the Saki Ruth Dockrill Memorial Lecture on February 28th. This lecture is an attempt to define the global crisis in terms of a renaissance in the use and abuse of propaganda. It argues that such an understanding helps illuminate the world stage, from the empowerment of Al Qaeda / ISIS to the rise of populism in such as the Philippines, to the renaissance of Russia as an imperial power and a new focus in China on nationalism and charismatic leader imagery. To attend the event, please register here: bit.ly/2jQMPD7 Upcoming Events: SAKI RUTH DOCKRILL MEMORIAL LECTURE - PROPAGANDA AND THE CRISIS OF THE GLOBAL ORDER 28th February 2017 (18:00-19:30) The Great Hall Strand Campus Professor Nick O'Shaughnessy, Visiting Professor in the Department of War Studies and newly established King's Centre for Strategic Communications will be giving the annual Saki Dockrill Lecture. Registration URL: bit.ly/2jQMPD7 A TALE OF TWO NAVIES: GEOPOLITICS, TECHNOLOGY AND STRATEGY IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND THE ROYAL NAVY, 1960 - 2015 1st March 2017 (17:30-19:30) Chapters King's Building Strand Campus In A Tale of Two Navies: Geopoltics, technology and strategy in the United States Navy and the Royal Navy, 1960 - 2015, Anthony Wells presents a history and analysis of the unique and enduring relationship between the United States Navy and the Royal Navy. "UNRAVELLING THE KASHMIR KNOT" - AN UNCONVENTIONAL TAKE ON THE KASHMIR ISSUE 1st March 2017 (18:00-19:30) War Studies Meeting Room (K6.07) This book focuses on the 'Kashmir Knot' and relies primarily on British archives to show that the issue was the end product of Britain's ruthless policies to satisfy its geo-political, defence and strategic interests in the Indian subcontinent. CSD CONFERENCE 2017 03/03/2017 (08:15-18:30)The Great Hall Strand Campus The Conflict, Security and Development Conference 2017 is an annual student-led initiative with aims to bring policy attention to an emergent development topic in international affairs. For our fourth annual conference, we are excited to announce we will be addressing the topic of ‘Crossing Borders: Technology and Migration in an Interconnected World’. http://www.csdconference2017.co.uk/ WAR AND JAPAN - A MUSICAL JOURNEY 4th March 2017 (19:30-21:00) The College Chapel Strand Campus How does war shape societies beyond the boundaries of the battlefield? What are the expressions of war in the contemporary world? Musicians; Lisa Ueda (violin) & Daniele Rinaldo (piano) engage with these questions by exploring how war has contributed to shape contemporary Japan through a musical journey. The repertoire -including pieces by Messiaen, Stravinsky and Debussy- seeks to explore the relationship between Japanese and European musical aesthetics that consolidated in the first half of the 20th century. Registration URL: bit.ly/2kwkxLa For more information, visit kcl.ac.uk/warstudies/events.