Call for papers
Modern Soundscapes
Annual Conference of the Australasian Association of Literature held in conjunction with the Centre for Modernism Studies in Australia
University of New South Wales
10-13 July 2013
Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Steven Connor (Cambridge) and Garrett Stewart (Iowa) Continue reading
Call for articles
MUSICultures: Atlantic Roots and Routes
Deadline: 15 December 2012
MUSICultures solicits articles for publication in a special issue on Atlantic Roots and Routes, guest edited by Drs. Kati Szego (Memorial University of Newfoundland), Frances Wilkins (University of Aberdeen), and Heather Sparling (Cape Breton University). Continue reading
Courtesy of George McKay: http://georgemckay.org/iaspm-2012-gallery/
Research Seminar
5.30-7.30pm, 17 October 2012
City University London
All Welcome
Professor Philip Tagg (University of Huddersfield)
Troubles with Tonal Terminology and Notions of Form in Popular Music
Call for articles
IASPM@Journal: Special Issue on Popular Music Journalism
Section Editors: Christoph Jacke, Martin James and Ed Montano
Deadline for 1-page abstracts: 25 January 2013
Deadline for submissions: 5 April 2013
Music journalism forms part of ongoing debate amongst IASPM members, in terms of music criticism, industry interests and identity politics.
IASPM@Journal, the journal of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music, wishes to provide a platform for these debates with a special issue on popular music journalism for publication at the end of 2013. Continue reading
Call for papers
The U2 Conference 2013
26-27 April 2013
Cleveland, Ohio
www.U2conference.com
The U2 Conference will hold its second meeting for an international gathering of scholars, critics, teachers, and fans in collaboration with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, 26-27 April 2013. The keynote speaker is Ann Powers, popular music critic for National Public Radio. The inaugural 2009 meeting drew a multi-disciplinary group from seven countries and featured over 40 formal presentations, three films, and a weekend of networking opportunities. It also produced the edited collection of essays Exploring U2: Is This Rock ‘n’ Roll? (Scarecrow Press, 2011). Continue reading
New book
The Art of Record Production: An Introductory Reader for a New Academic Field
Edited by Simon Frith and Simon Zagorski-Thomas
Call for chapters
K-Pop Politics: Digital Mediation and Global Fandom
Deadline for proposals: Friday 2 November 2012
The K-pop frenzy is anything but ordinary. On May 1 this year, some 300 French fans holding Korean national flags gathered in front of the Louvre Museum, calling for additional K-pop concerts to be held in Paris. Similar rallies ensued in London’s Trafalgar Square, Poland’s Warsaw, and Columbia’s Bolívar Square. Continue reading
Call for papers
Heavy Metal and Popular Culture
4-7 April 2013
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio
The Department of Popular Culture at Bowling Green State University, in collaboration with Heavy Fundametalisms: Metal, Music and Politics and the International Society for Metal Music Studies (ISMMS), announce the International Conference on Heavy Metal and Popular Culture. The Program Committee of the International Conference on Heavy Metal and Popular Culture invites proposals for papers, organized panels of 3-4 papers, and scholarly posters. The online submission deadline for all proposals is 1 December 2012. The conference will take place on the campus of Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, 4-7 April 2013. Continue reading
