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Death and the Rock Star‏

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Call for chapters
Death and the Rock Star
Deadline for proposals: 15 July 2012

The recent untimely deaths of Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston, and the resurrection of Tupac Shakur for a performance at the Coachella music festival, have focused the media spotlight, yet again, on the relationship between rock, popular music and death. The ‘sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll’ lifestyle has left many casualties in its wake. Over time, however, as the ranks of dead musicians have grown, so the types of death involved and the reactions to them have diversified. Conversely, as the artists who were at the forefront of the rock ‘n’ roll revolution of the 1950s and 1960s continue to age, the idea of dying young and leaving a beautiful corpse (which gave rise, for instance, to the myth of the ’27 Club’), no longer carries the same resonance that it once might have. Continue reading →

Extended Call for Papers – From Adele to Zeca Afonso: The Singer-Songwriter in Europe

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Extended call for papers
13-14 September 2012
University of Leeds

The deadline for proposals has been extended to Monday 14 May 2012. These should include the title of the conference paper, an abstract of 200 words, and your name, institution, a brief bio-bibliography and contact details. Individual papers should be no more than 20 minutes long. Proposals for 90-minute panels of three speakers will also be considered. Papers are to be delivered in English.

Proposals will be evaluated before Thursday 7 June 2012.

Please send proposals to Stuart Green and Isabelle Marc to euromusics@leeds.ac.uk Continue reading →

Symposium: Spanish Musics and their [Western] Others: Negotiating Identity and Exoticism‏

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Call for papers
Symposium: Spanish Musics and their [Western] Others: Negotiating Identity and Exoticism
7–8 December 2012
University of Melbourne, Australia

Western Music and entertainment have drawn on features of Spanish music and dance since at least the Napoleonic wars. In turn, constructions of musical exoticism based on Hispanic tropes have informed different manifestations of Spanish musical nationalism, as well as regional and popular musics of Spain. Continue reading →

On the Outskirts of Art: Artistic Practices in Public Spaces‏

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Call for papers – deadline extended
On the Outskirts of Art: Artistic Practices in Public Spaces
18th Summer School of Cultural Studies
6–8 June 2012, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
http://kultut.fi/summer-school

The Call for Papers for the 18th Summer School of Cultural Studies has been extended until April 16.

To view the CfP and for more information, visit http://kultut.fi/summer-school

International Conference on Music Semiotics, University of Edinburgh‏

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Call for papers
International Conference on Music Semiotics in Memory of Raymond Monelle
Establishing New Musical ‘Topics’ in the Repertoire and Popular Culture
University of Edinburgh Music Department, United Kingdom
26-28 October 2012

The Department of Music at The University of Edinburgh presents an international conference on Music Semiotics in memory of Professor Raymond Monelle, with the support of the UoE Innovation Initiative Grants. Continue reading →

Masters Scholarships at the London College of Music

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The Mollie Clay Scholarship
Value: £2,500
Available: Academic year 2012/13
Eligibility criteria: Applicants must be prospective students commencing a postgraduate degree course in the academic year 2012/13.
Closing date: 30 April 2012
Further details are available from scholarships@uwl.ac.uk

Anthony Coad Academic Scholarships
Value: £2500
Available: Academic year 2012/13
Eligibility criteria: This Scholarship is available to current students enrolled on a full-time course of study with the London College of Music. It is awarded on the basis of academic merit and potential to achieve. Application form will be available in September 2012.
Closing date: 30 November 2012
Further details are available from scholarships@uwl.ac.uk

The University is also currently offering a £1000 discount to International Students on masters courses. Continue reading →

IASPM 2013 – Deadline Extension

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Call for papers – extended to May 2 2012
Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Challenging Orthodoxies
IASPM 17th Biennial Conference
24-28 June 2013
Universidad de Oviedo
Place: Gijón, Spain

The IASPM Executive have decided to extend the submission deadline for the Gijón Conference to May 2 2012.

Be aware that this is the last date for submissions, since we are inaugurating a process of review by an Academic Committee who needs time to read and compose a viable conference programme. Continue reading →