Sounds of War

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Sounds of War is an audio magazine about sound, memory, and war. In this podcast we share our thoughts, insights, and processes working with the project SoundTrak - a transnational and trans-disciplinary research project exploring the sonic memories of World War II in Taiwan, East Germany, and Denmark. For more information about the project, go to our project website: https://cas.au.dk/en/soundtrak/

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Episode 5: Melodies of Memory - Song Poems and the Bangladesh War in London

Welcome to the fifth episode of the Sounds of War podcast. We're excited to have Jacco Visser, a postdoc from the Department of History at Aarhus University and a member of the Soundtrak research project, joining us in the studio. In this episode, Jacco shares insights from his research, focusing on how the Bangladesh War of 1971 is commemorated through musical events in East London. He sheds light on the role of a unique song form called "song poem" in these commemorations. Join us as we explor...

Aug 24, 2023•26 min

Episode 4: Waves of Reflection - Soundscapes in German Post-War Radio Dramas

Welcome to the fourth episode of Sounds of War, in which our host of this episode, Wulf, engages in an insightful conversation with Caroline Kita, an Associate Professor of German and Comparative Literature at Washington University in St. Louis. Kita delves into her current book project centred around post-World War II German radio dramas. She explores how the soundscapes in these dramas engage with and address the memories of the war. So, please join us as we discover the profound role of sound...

Aug 23, 2023•48 min

Episode 3: Community Singing in Times of Crisis

In this episode we talk about community singing and how it's been used and experienced through times of crisis. We are focusing on community singing during the German occupation of Denmark in WW2, but we will also meet two brilliant experts on community singing and on the history of the German occupation of Denmark who will give their views and contribution to the topic of community singing. The podcast is produced and edited by Sigrid Saabye who is also the host of today's episode. Our two expe...

Apr 25, 2022•51 min

Episode 2: From Military Songs to Occupation Sounds

In this podcast episode, we hear how war and war memories are expressed through auditory media. We share two stories across different countries: Japanese military songs in Taiwan and occupation sounds in Denmark. Our first speaker, Chung Ai, shows us how Japanese military songs reflect Taiwan's diverse - and somewhat conflicting - war memories. Next, Sigrid Saabye outlines what the German occupation of Denmark during WW2 sounds like in the nonfiction programmes of the Danish Broadcasting Corpora...

Mar 12, 2022•25 min

Episode 1: Lovesongs at War

Delve into the complex histories of "When Will You Return" and "Lili Marleen," two powerful love songs from World War II that transcended borders and political divides. The podcast analyzes how these songs, initially evoking personal longing, became potent propaganda tools, influenced by censorship and political regimes in China, Taiwan, and Germany. Discover how their meanings shifted over decades, becoming symbols of national identity, resistance, or even a problematic embrace of a wartime past, ultimately revealing the intricate relationship between sound, memory, and conflict.

Jan 31, 2022•59 min

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