Dear IASPM members,
Please find below the final version of the Code of Conduct.
Continue readingThe 2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium
Sheets of Sound: Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
September 11-13, 2024
The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI), in partnership with the Guelph Jazz Festival and the University of Guelph, invites proposals for presentations at our annual interdisciplinary international conference. The colloquium will take place September 11- 13, 2024, as part of the 31st annual Guelph Jazz Festival. Featuring panel discussions, debates, performances, workshops, keynote presentations, and critical conversations among researchers, artists, and audiences, the colloquium fosters a spirit of collaborative, boundary-defying inquiry and dialogue, and an international exchange of cultural forms and knowledges.
In his liner notes for John Coltrane’s 1958 recording Soultrane, jazz critic Ira Gitler famously coined the phrase “sheets of sound” to describe Coltrane’s unique style of improvisational playing. It’s an apt phrase not only for attempting to capture in writing the spirit and energy of Coltrane’s distinctive style, but also for acting as a metaphoric descriptor for the very genre of liner notes. As an important part of the history of jazz and creative improvised music, liner notes might themselves be considered as something akin to “sheets of sound” that have played a vital role in shaping our understanding of the music.
“Part publication relations blitz, part advertisement, part advance directive for hipsters, part forum for writers hoping to match chops with the musicians they adored, liner notes accomplished several tasks at once” writes Timothy Gray in his essay on “Jazz Criticism and Liner Notes” in the recently published volume Jazz and American Culture. This year’s edition of The Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium invites presentations, prompts, and creative responses that reflect on some of these tasks, and that take up the question of what it means to use the liner note genre to write about jazz and creative improvised music.
In what ways have liner notes shaped the way the music is received? To what extent do liner notes contribute to the ways in which we negotiate and construct meaning about the music, how we understand history, how and why we listen? In what ways have digital dissemination and streaming services disrupted our notions of liner notes? And how has this shifted listener/audience understanding about their favourite artists?
Citing the “far-out notes produced by Sun Ra, John Coltrane,” and others, Daphne Brooks in her book Liner Notes for the Revolution explains that “liner notes hold out the possibility of operating as critical, fictional, or experimental works of writing in and of themselves. Conventional liner notes,” she suggests, “often walk a fine line between pedagogy and socialization, between sociohistorical and cultural reportage and heuristic conditioning (here’s
how and why to love the artist in question). The most ambitious notes strive toward the narrative realization, or the narrative reimagining, of a sonic collection of songs altogether.” What, then, does it mean to engage in a narrative realization or reimagining of music? What are some of the critical, fictional, conceptual, or experimental forms and practices being advanced by writers of liner notes? What is it like to hear about the music from the artist’s perspective, and how might this shape the listener’s sonic experience? What is the future of liner notes in an age dominated by the digital delivery and dissemination of music? Does writing liner notes constitute a lost art or is the practice enjoying a resurgence? In what ways do archived/archival forms of liner notes play into thinking and writing about jazz and creative improvised music today? And what roles do artwork, design and layout play in the presentation and impact of liner notes and the reception of an album?
We invite presentations that address these (and other related) questions and concerns, as well as creative work that takes up the conference prompts. We are particularly interested in interdisciplinary presentations that speak to both an academic audience and a general public. We also invite presenters to submit completed versions of their papers and presentations to our peer‐reviewed journal, Critical Studies in Improvisation/Études critiques en improvisation (www.criticalimprov.com) for consideration.
Please send (500 word) proposals (for 15-minute delivery—alternate formats may also be considered) and a short bio by May 31, 2024, to Dr. Ajay Heble at jazzcoll@uoguelph.ca
Dear IASPM members,
The IASPM Executive is saddened to hear of the passing of IASPM founding member and popular music studies pioneer, Philip Tagg. Philip laid the groundwork for our discipline as we know it today, championing the study of popular music in the academy. Philip’s analytical methodologies brought popular musicology to the fore and showed us the depth and reach of popular musicality. Philip’s many works are widely cited today, and he leaves an extraordinary legacy that will resonate throughout our field now and long into the future. Philip was a generous and witty academic, a huge contributor to IASPM, and a mentor to many. He will be greatly missed.
The IASPM Executive will convene to see how best we can honour Phillip and his work. In the meantime, we extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew him.
Sincerely,
Sam
On behalf of the IASPM Executive Committee
Popular Music and Politics in the UK
Ian Peddie (editor)
Popular Music and Politics in the UK will be a comprehensive interdisciplinary volume addressing all aspects of popular music and politics in relation to the United Kingdom. The volume will examine the complexities and challenges central to questions of how politics and music have interacted, against, upon and with one another, how music and politics have functioned and evolved over time, and what this might tell us about each medium and about the societies from which such music has emerged. All approaches that attend the admittedly broad concept of music and politics are encouraged. Some possible directions might include genre studies, historical approaches, regional studies, protest music, identity politics, as well as discussions that consider the importance of gender, race, and class and various political positions and dispositions. Potential contributors should also feel free to suggest topic/approaches/themes for chapters. Completed chapters will be c. 6, 000 – 8, 000 words in length.
Proposals of 300 words should include:
Please also include a brief 200-word biography
Deadline for submission of abstracts/proposals: June 31 2024
Send your proposal to: ian.peddie@sulross.edu
Pop music is constitutively ambivalent: It emerges within the tension between counterculture and capitalist exploitation logic, as can be demonstrated by the formation of rock ‘n‘ roll in the fifties. Furthermore, pop music is characterized by the fusion of various musical styles, making pop music a prototypical example of how different cultural forms, including those from the global South, are appropriated and co-opted by practices originating in the global North. This can be observed in elements like the off-beat rhythms of blues from West Africa and reggae from Jamaica among many other examples. It’s important to note that the principle of fusion is crucial for the continual reformation of pop music, shaping it into a potent practice whose commercial distribution center have historically been predominantly located in the global North. A sociological and historical approach to pop music that does not align with this hegemonic distribution form is known to be challenging. Every scholarly reference is almost compelled to take into account the visible expressions of pop music, which typically obscure the constitutive interweaving of this influential articulation of popular culture with the cultural forms of the global South. In this special issue of the Zeitschrift der Weltgeschichte we seek to find new answers to these challenges. Based on the briefly outlined problematics of pop music, the following questions are intended to be discussed and examined in an interdisciplinary manner.
Building Collective Futures: Communities Thriving Through Music
IASPM Canada Annual Conference 2024: Call for Papers
University of Regina: Regina, Saskatchewan
September 27-29, 2024
Submission deadline: 1 April, 2024
Submit proposals through: https://forms.gle/qVgRUoGyF1frMcX98
We live in a time of uncertainty: multiple theatres of war and conflict, refugee movements across the globe, rampant technological change, political polarization, cultural upheaval, and a global climate crisis threaten individual and collective futures at every turn. At this unprecedented point in time, how can we envision and build thriving, alternative futures? And for whom? Does Canada have a special place in all of this: how do we transition from the inequities of our past relationships (to Indigenous populations and to the earth) to building respectful, inclusive, and sustainable futures? What role(s) does popular music play in such projects? Is it sometimes, also, a part of the problem? How does digitality help or hinder efforts to elevate humanity through musicking? How do new methodologies provide insight in changing times? How are musicians working collectively to build thriving futures?
Building Collective Futures is the theme and challenge of the 2024 IASPM-CA Annual Conference. Across scholarship and practice, the pursuit of sustainability has become paramount. However, mere sustainability is no longer sufficient. Instead, we ask what musical futures would sound like if they focused on thriving collectively. As we envision a future where sustainability extends beyond mere survival to encompass vibrant, thriving communities, music emerges as a powerful force for change.
We invite scholarship and music that brings to light the building of sustainable futures in challenging times. This call seeks presentations that explore innovative approaches across popular music studies, with particular focus on the subthemes of cultural sustainability, sovereignty, digital futures, thriving local, regional, and global music scenes, and ecological resilience.
Themes to be Explored:
1. Cultural and Artistic Sustainability:
2. Sovereignty:
3. Digital Futures for Music:
4. Thriving Music Scenes:
5. Ecological Resilience:
While we welcome papers on any aspects of popular music, we encourage papers that align with the conference sub-themes above.
Submission Guidelines:
Abstracts of individual papers, workshops, performances and other presentations should be no longer than 300 words. The program committee is especially interested in proposals in diverse formats. Panel submissions should include a title and abstract for the panel (300 words max.) as well as titles and abstracts for the individual papers on the panel. All abstracts for a panel should be submitted together, with one member or respondent designated as the chair. Abstracts will be adjudicated individually, so it is possible for a panel to be accepted but not an individual paper and vice versa. Each abstract should also include a short biography of the author (100 words max.) including the institutional affiliation, if any, and email address of each author. Each abstract should also include five keywords. Submissions in French and English are acceptable. Proposals will be blind-reviewed.
Submit proposals through: https://forms.gle/qVgRUoGyF1frMcX98
Presentation Logistics and Modality:
Papers will be limited to 20 minutes followed by 10 minutes of questions. Panels will be limited to a maximum of 4 papers. Other presentations (workshops, film screenings, roundtables, etc.) will generally be limited to 60 minutes, but alternatives can be proposed. All participants must be members of IASPM-Canada at the time of the conference. Membership information is available on the following website: https://www.iaspm.ca/signup.
Although in-person presentations are the conference norm, should you wish to request accessibility accommodations for a virtual presentation (e.g. a health need or visa concern), please email Charity Marsh at Charity.Marsh@uregina.ca at the time of proposal submission.
For questions about the conference, please contact the Program Committee Chair Liz Przybylski (liz.przybylski@ucr.edu), or Local Organising Chair Charity Marsh (Charity.Marsh@uregina.ca).
Program Committee Members:
Vanessa Blais-Tremblay, Université du Québec à Montréal
Maxim Bonin, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Maren Hancock, University of Wolverhampton
Charity Marsh, University of Regina
Liz Przybylski, University of California, Riverside
Paul Théberge, Carleton University
Appel à contributions
Construire des avenirs collectifs pour des communautés musicales plus prospères
Conférence annuelle de l’IASPM Canada 2024 : Appel à communications
Université de Regina : Regina, Saskatchewan
Du 27 au 29 septembre 2024
Date limite de soumission : 1er avril 2024
Soumettre les propositions via :https://forms.gle/qVgRUoGyF1frMcX98
Nous vivons des temps de grandes incertitudes : multiples théâtres de guerre et de conflit, mouvements de réfugié·es à travers le monde, changements technologiques accélérés, polarisation politique, bouleversements culturels et crise climatique mondiale menacent les avenirs individuels et collectifs à chaque tournant. En cette période sans précédent, comment pouvons-nous envisager et construire des avenirs alternatifs et prospères ? Et pour qui ? Le Canada occupe-t-il une place particulière dans tout cela : comment passer des inégalités de nos relations passées (avec les populations autochtones, racisées ; avec la terre) à la construction d’avenirs respectueux, inclusifs et durables ? Quel(s) rôle(s) la musique populaire joue-t-elle dans ce projet collectif? Fait-elle parfois partie du problème ? Comment la numérisation aide-t-elle ou entrave-t-elle les efforts visant à élever l’humanité par le biais de la musique ? Comment les nouvelles méthodologies permettent-elles de mieux comprendre ces temps qui changent ? Comment les musicien·nes travaillent-ils·elles collectivement à la construction d’un avenir plus prospère ?
La construction d’avenirs collectifs pour des communautés musicales plus prospères est le thème – et le défi – de la conférence annuelle 2024 de l’IASPM-CA. Dans les études comme dans la pratique de la musique, la recherche de durabilité est devenue incontournable. Cependant, la simple durabilité ne suffit pas. Ainsi, nous nous demandons à quoi ressembleraient nos futurs en musique s’ils se concentraient sur la prospérité collective. Alors que nous envisageons un avenir où la durabilité va au-delà de la simple survie pour englober des communautés dynamiques et prospères, la musique apparaît comme une puissante force de changement.
Nous invitons les chercheur·ses et les musicien·nes à mettre en lumière différentes manières à travers lesquelles un avenir durable peut être pensé et construit à travers des présentations qui mettent de l’avant des approches innovantes au sein des études sur la musique populaire, en particulier en ce qui concerne les sous-thèmes de la durabilité culturelle; de la souveraineté; des futurs numériques; des scènes musicales locales, régionales et mondiales prospères; et de la résilience écologique.
Thèmes à explorer :
1. Durabilité culturelle et artistique :
-Passage de la simple durabilité des expressions artistiques à de nouvelles formes de prospérité collective
-Manières d’intégrer la durabilité culturelle aux pratiques de production, de représentation et de distribution de la musique.
2. Souveraineté :
-Survivance autochtone et avenirs musicaux
-Mise en application de la souveraineté par les communautés à l’aide de la musique populaire
-Rôle de la musique dans l’affirmation de la souveraineté culturelle et la promotion de l’autodétermination
3. Avenir numérique de la musique :
-Façonner l’utilisation des technologies numériques pour influencer de manière plus collective l’avenir de la création, de la distribution et de la consommation de musique
-Opportunités et défis que représentent les plateformes numériques pour promouvoir la durabilité et l’accès équitable à la musique.
4. Scènes musicales plus prospères :
-Rôle des scènes musicales locales en tant qu’espaces de prise en charge collective des défis et des changements actuels et passés
-Scènes musicales numériques et hybrides
-Utopies musicales et construction de l’avenir
-Rôle des scènes musicales locales, régionales et mondiales dans la durabilité économique, sociale et culturelle des communautés
-Défis et formes de soutien visant à renforcer les écosystèmes musicaux locaux
-Rôle des événements dans la constitution des scènes (concerts, festivals, conflits et guerres, etc.)
5. Résilience écologique :
-Reconnaître, atténuer et corriger l’impact environnemental de l’industrie musicale
-Stratégies permettant aux musicien·nes, aux salles de concert et aux acteur·rices de l’industrie musicale de promouvoir des pratiques respectueuses de l’environnement et de plaider en faveur de sa protection.
Bien que nous acceptions des communications sur tous les aspects de la musique populaire, nous encourageons particulièrement celles qui correspondent aux thème et sous-thèmes détaillés ci-dessus.
Directives pour la soumission :
Les résumés des communications individuelles, des ateliers, des concerts et autres présentations ne doivent pas dépasser 300 mots. Le comité de programme est particulièrement intéressé par des propositions de formats divers. Les propositions de panels doivent inclure un titre et un résumé pour le panel (300 mots maximum) ainsi que les titres et les résumés des communications individuelles. Tous les résumés d’un panel doivent être soumis ensemble, et un·e membre ou un·e répondant·e doit être désigné·e comme président·e de séance. Les résumés seront évalués individuellement; il est donc possible qu’un panel soit accepté et non un article individuel, et vice versa. Chaque résumé doit également inclure une courte biographie de l’auteur·rice (100 mots maximum), y compris l’affiliation institutionnelle, le cas échéant, et une adresse électronique. Chaque résumé doit également inclure cinq mots-clés. Les soumissions en français et en anglais sont acceptées. Les propositions seront anonymisées dans le cadre du processus d’évaluation.
Soumettre les propositions par : https://forms.gle/qVgRUoGyF1frMcX98
Logistique et modalités de la présentation :
Les communications individuelles seront limitées à 20 minutes, suivies d’une période de questions de 10 minutes. Les panels seront limités à un maximum de 4 communications. Les autres présentations (ateliers, projections de films, tables rondes, etc.) seront généralement limitées à 60 minutes, mais des alternatives peuvent être discutées/proposées. Tous·tes les participant·es doivent être membres de l’IASPM-Canada au moment de la conférence. Les informations relatives à l’adhésion sont disponibles sur le site web suivant : https://www.iaspm.ca/signup.
Bien que les présentations en personne soient la norme de la conférence, si vous souhaitez demander des aménagements d’accessibilité pour une présentation virtuelle (par exemple, un besoin de santé ou un problème de visa), veuillez envoyer un courriel à Charity Marsh à Charity.Marsh@uregina.ca au moment de la soumission.
Pour toute question concernant la conférence, veuillez contacter la président·e du comité de programme Liz Przybylski (liz.przybylski@ucr.edu) ou la présidente de l’organisation locale Charity Marsh (Charity.Marsh@uregina.ca).
Membres du comité de programme :
Vanessa Blais-Tremblay, Université du Québec à Montréal
Maxim Bonin, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Maren Hancock, Université de Wolverhampton
Charity Marsh, Université de Regina
Liz Przybylski, Université de Californie, Riverside
Paul Théberge, Université de Carleton
The Department of Music at Davidson College seeks a Visiting Assistant Professor for a temporary, two-year appointment to begin July 1, 2024. This full-time faculty appointment comes with benefits and carries a 5-course teaching load for each academic year. Applicants must be dedicated to creating equitable and inclusive learning environments within our undergraduate, liberal arts curriculum. Previous college-level teaching experience is highly desirable.
We seek a music scholar with a terminal degree in ethnomusicology, musicology, or related field, whose research and teaching interests include global musics and musicking, folklore studies, diaspora studies, and/or area studies. Completed degree preferred, but ABD considered. Specializations may include, but are not limited to, Indigenous music(s) broadly defined, musics of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and transnational/transcontinental histories. Music scholars with global, interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged to apply. Though not a requirement, we value scholars who have a vision and the ability to collaborate with ensemble directors, or who can direct student performances related to their area of expertise.
Consistently ranked among the nation’s top liberal arts colleges, Davidson College is a highly selective, independent liberal arts college located in Davidson, North Carolina, close to the city of Charlotte. Davidson faculty enjoy a low student-faculty ratio, emphasis on and appreciation of excellence in teaching, and a collegial, respectful atmosphere that honors academic achievement and integrity.
Applications must be submitted online at https://davidson.edu/jobs/ and must include a cover letter addressing professional interests and aspirations pertaining to teaching and research, a curriculum vitae, a research statement, a teaching statement, and a 1-2 page diversity statement that outlines how one’s teaching, research, and/or service might contribute to Davidson’s Institutional commitment to diversity and inclusion. Three letters of recommendation will be solicited from candidates later in the process.
Applications completed by February 26, 2024 will receive full consideration.
At Davidson College, we believe the college grows stronger by recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff committed to building an inclusive community. In order to achieve and sustain educational excellences, we seek to hire talented faculty and staff across the intersections of diverse races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages, socio-economic backgrounds, political perspectives, abilities, cultures, and national origin.
Department of Music University of California, Riverside
The Department of Music at the University of California, Riverside invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Popular Music with an expected starting date of July 1, 2024. We seek a candidate with a strong commitment to innovative teaching and research focused on technology-mediated Popular Musics of the Americas and/or their Diasporas.
Applicants must have a terminal degree (DMA, PHD, MFA) in music, or a related field completed by June 30, 2024.
The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See Table(s) https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/oct-2023-acad-salary- scales/t1.pdf
The salary range for this position is $74,600 -$97,200. “Off-scale salaries” and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive condition.
Applicants must submit their applications to https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF01848 where a complete job description can be found. Applications must include a cover letter, Professional CV or Resume, statement of teaching philosophy (2-3 pages), evidence of teaching excellence/teaching evaluations, diversity statement specifically detailing past experience and/or future plans for equity and inclusion activities (1-2 pages), Three examples of recent scholarly or creative work (publications, musical performances, or recordings) in an accessible format (such as a personal website, YouTube channel, or PDF), and Contact information for three references; letters are not required for the first round of application review. Applications received by Monday, January 15, 2024, will receive full consideration.
The University of California, Riverside is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. UCR is a member institution of the American Association of Universities (AAU) as well as the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU). Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer/ADA/Veterans Employer.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Progressive Rock: Beyond Time, Genre, Geography…
The 6th Biennial International Conference
of the Progect Network for Studies of Progressive Rock
5-7 SEPTEMBER 2024
The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow (POLAND)
The central idea for the Conference would be to combine creatively the two temporal dimensions in which Progressive Rock can be interpreted today: the past – from its genesis and original definitions through an analysis of the PROG classics to an attempt to read it anew; and the future – from meta-genre fusions to a critical post-progressive current. Hence, we suggest several subjects to be chosen by the participants and specific scopes to be included.
MAIN TOPIC CATEGORIES:
1. Progressive Rock and Metal: Between Past and Future
2. Experiencing Progressive Rock: Then and Now
3. Retro vs Post Progressive Rock: Past Reflections and Future Visions
4. Interpreting Progressive Rock: From Analysis to Recontextualization
DETAILED SUBJECTS – SPECIFIC SCOPES:
The Programme Committee’s plan provides
We encourage researchers to present papers that develop an interdisciplinary approach to progressive rock across at least six fields: musicology, sociology, media studies, performance studies, philology, culture studies. We recommend stationary (live) participation. In exceptional circumstances, remote participation will be possible.
Submission Procedure
Scholars are invited to submit proposal abstracts for 20-minute presentations in English to prog24@amuz.krakow.pl by 15 January 2024 (contact person: Andrzej Mądro).
Please attach two files to the email submission, both in Word file format (.docx):
1. a proposal comprising only the paper title and abstract (300 words). This file should not include any identifying information.
2. a short document providing the following information: author name, institutional affiliation, a short bio (100 words), paper title, keywords, and any audio-visual equipment needs.
All abstracts will be subject to a peer-review process, with authors notified of acceptance by the end of February 2024. The results of the topic selection will be communicated by email, as will any registration information.
Probable conference fee:
Scholars: 140 EUR (full amount),
Students, doctoral students: 70 EUR (50% discount)
The fee does not include travel and accommodation costs. The organisers will offer assistance in booking accommodation in Krakow at favourable prices.
Programme committee:
Sarah Hill (University of Oxford, U.K.)
John Covach, (University of Rochester, U. S. A.)
Chris Anderton (Solent University, U. K.)
Lori Burns (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Local organising committee
(The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow):
Agnieszka Draus
Andrzej Mądro
Iwona Sowińska Marcin Strzelecki
The Division of Composition, Musicology, and Theory of the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, seeks an outstanding candidate with a research specialization in African, African Diasporic, Latinx, and/or Indigenous music(s) to augment our current program strengths and support relationships with allied departments and local communities. The tenure-track position in ethnomusicology at the Assistant Professor level starts in August 2024. Candidates with an established record in teaching, research, and service may accelerate their tenure review process.
In this role, candidates will be expected to use research and performance to critically engage and expand canonical repertories, practices, and knowledge-building in ethnomusicology and/or related disciplines. The successful candidate will integrate performance, research, and teaching of one or more historically marginalized musical styles in ways that will benefit a culturally diverse population of conservatory students. The candidate is encouraged to collaborate with faculty and students in Africana Studies, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino/a/x Studies, or other related disciplines.
Essential Functions
Minimum Requirements
Prior to effective date of appointment, all of the following are required:
Application Details
Please complete an online application at https://bit.ly/3MVJNKt. Applicants should submit:
Please use the ‘Additional Documents’ option as needed for these documents.
Appointment Date: August 15, 2024
Deadline: Review of applications will begin December 15, 2023, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Compensation and Benefits
UC offers a wide array of complementary and affordable benefit options, to meet the financial, educational, health, and wellness needs of you and your family. Eligibility varies by position and FTE.
FOR ALL FACULTY HIRES OFFICIAL ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS WILL BE REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF HIRE
The University of Cincinnati, as a multi-national and culturally diverse university, is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of learning and employment. As part of a complete job application you will be asked to include a Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion statement.
For questions about the UC recruiting process or to request accommodations with the application, please contact Human Resources at jobs@uc.edu.
The University of Cincinnati is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer / Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran.
Feminist Theory and Music (FT&M) 17 on the theme of “Urgency”
Conference Dates: June 20-22, 2024 Location: University of Michigan @ Ann Arbor
We acknowledge that the University of Michigan resides on the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg – The Three Fire Confederacy of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations, as well as the Wyandot Nation.
Abstract Submission Date:
All proposals should be submitted on or before 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on November 30, 2023 to: kjfourni@umich.edu
Conference Theme:
Now in its third decade, the Feminist Theory & Music Conference highlights work at the intersections of gender, sexuality, and music. Building on the previous conference’s theme of “Connections,” the 2024 conference seeks to leverage those relationships and connections to interrogate questions of urgency. “Urgency” here can refer to the immediacy of our contemporary political and historical moment, and our need to respond thoughtfully but without hesitation. We also use “urgency” to evoke the false sense of immediacy often imposed within institutions–such as the neoliberal university–that demands so much of our time and labor. We imagine this gathering as a space to come together to amplify issues of urgency across our various home
disciplines. We hope that this conference theme will offer pathways out of the isolation that many minoritized scholars can feel as we struggle with urgency on our campuses, in our positions, in our daily lives, our communities, and practice and research. The conference will feature a keynote address by Dr. Nancy Rao, author of Chinatown Opera Theater in North America (Illinois University Press, 2017), and an afternoon concert with pianist Ellen Rowe drawing on her recent project, “Momentum: Portraits of Women in Motion” (2019).
The program committee welcomes proposals for presentations that explore topics that include (but are not limited to):
● Music related to the urgency of the current political moment, nationally and globally;
● Increasing anti-LGBTQ, especially anti-trans, legislation and musical responses;
● Threats to bodily autonomy and reproductive justice in a post-Roe v. Wade U.S;
● Antiracism, Black Lives Matter, and accompanying movements
● Recent Supreme Court rulings on Affirmative Action and the future of higher education;
● Employing feminist theories in music in the classroom, research, communities, and institutions;
● Music and expressions of toxic masculinity, Trumpism, and their alternatives;
● Academic and other labor movements as feminist movements;
● Locally-grounded topics of music, activism, and history pertinent to the Ann Arbor or Metro Detroit area; and,
● Reaching across borders, building bridges, finding commonalities, and honoring differences.
We are inviting participants to present their work in person or via Zoom.
Proposal Guidelines:
We invite submissions from artists, activists, and scholars at any stage of their careers, including undergraduate and graduate students, and especially encourage submissions from people working outside of the academy. We welcome proposals for a range of presentation formats, including (but not limited to):
● Individual Papers (20 minutes) ○ 250-word abstract
● Themed Panels of Papers (90 to 120 minutes) ○ 250-word abstract plus ~150-word abstracts from each proposed participant
● Performances or Lecture-Demonstrations (45 minutes) ○ 250-word abstract
● Workshops (45 or 90 minutes) ○ 250-word abstracts
● Roundtable Conversations (90 minutes) ○ 250-word roundtable abstract plus ~150-word abstracts from each proposed participant
● Seminars with Pre-Conference Circulation of Materials (90 minutes) ○ 250-word seminar abstract
Program Committee:
Lauron Kehrer, Chair (Western Michigan University)
Angelina Gibson, Assistant to the Committee Chair (University of Michigan)
Christopher Cayari (Purdue University)
Leah Claiborne (University of the District of Columbia)
Kate Galloway (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Vivian Luong (University of Oklahoma)
FT&M on Social Media:
Facebook: Feminist Theory and Music
X (formerly Twitter): coming soon!
Conference Website: https://sites.google.com/umich.edu/ftm17