Damien Mahiet

Damien Mahiet received a Ph.D. in Music at Cornell University in 2011 and holds an M.A. in Political Thought from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po Paris). Since 2010, he has been Assistant Professor of Music and Orchestra Director at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. His research centers on the role music has played and continues to play in the constitution of Western political regimes and lives. A current book project, The Concert of Nations: Music, Diplomacy, and Political Thought, explores music-making’s contributions to the conception of international relations and the practice of diplomacy. While at Cornell University, Damien Mahiet received additional support from the School of Criticism and Theory, the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, and the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies. With Jean-Michel Bardez, he is the co-editor of the series Musique/Pouvoirs, published by Delatour (France).