David Suisman
@dsuisman.bsky.social
Author of INSTRUMENT OF WAR: MUSIC AND THE MAKING OF AMERICA'S SOLDIERS (Univ. of Chicago Press, 2024) and SELLING SOUNDS: THE COMMERCIAL REVOLUTION IN AMERICAN MUSIC (Harvard Univ. Press, 2009). History professor. Occasional WFMU DJ. davidsuisman.net
The guy with banjo: amazing illustration of the centrality (literally!) of blackface minstrelsy in the recreational culture of the Union military. Wish I had seen this photo before finishing my book Instrument of War.
June 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The guy with banjo: amazing illustration of the centrality (literally!) of blackface minstrelsy in the recreational culture of the Union military. Wish I had seen this photo before finishing my book Instrument of War.
Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge
When: Mar 3, 2025 05:00 PM London
Topic: Instrument of War: Music and the Making of America's Soldiers
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When: Mar 3, 2025 05:00 PM London
Topic: Instrument of War: Music and the Making of America's Soldiers
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Music has been part of waging war since time immemorial, but its significance has rarely received serious critical scrutiny. Drawing on his recent book Instrument of War: Music and the Making of Ameri...
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February 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge
When: Mar 3, 2025 05:00 PM London
Topic: Instrument of War: Music and the Making of America's Soldiers
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When: Mar 3, 2025 05:00 PM London
Topic: Instrument of War: Music and the Making of America's Soldiers
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