Location: Online

Date: February 12-14, 2021

Keynote Speaker: Maria Cizmic (University of South Florida), and others TBA

Although trauma has always shaped human lives, discussions of trauma have especially come to the fore in our current moment. From the pandemic’s impacts—including global spikes in domestic violence and adverse impacts on mental health—to the tragedies of systemic racism and police brutality, trauma dominates contemporary conversations for wide swaths of people. Today’s focus on trauma follows a decade of burgeoning attention to the socio-cultural and psychological causes and effects of trauma in popular media and academic scholarship, including music studies. This conference—”Music, Sound, and Trauma: Interdisciplinary Perspectives”— seeks to bring together scholars working in and beyond music and sound studies to address the myriad ways that music and sound historically and contemporaneously not only have helped people process trauma, but also have been implicated in violence resulting in trauma. In addition, we are especially interested in hearing from scholars working with music and sound in pedagogical contexts with a focus on trauma-informed teaching and learning.

Greetings!

The Local Organizing Committee gently reminds you that call for proposals for IASPM 2021 ends in 10 days on 31 August 2020. This is the last chance to submit your proposals. There will be no further extension of deadline. The submission can be made through the IASPM 2021 website. (http://iaspm2021.org/index.php?gt=abs/abs01)

* Abstract Submission: until August 31, 2020 (Korea time GMT+8)

These are other updates on IASPM 2021

1) Thanks to the extension of original Call for Proposals, the date for Notification of Review Result has been readjusted to October 30, 2021.

2) IASPM 2021 Local Organising Committee offers online conference slots for delegates who do not wish to travel for conscientious, financial, or Covid-19-related reasons. We will send out an application form for online participation when review results are posted. You will be asked to write a 300-word statement for your decisions not to travel if you want to participate online.

3) The IASPM 2021 registration fee for regular participation has been set. Fees for online participation are to be announced.

Regular   USD200 (early-bird: until 31 Mar).      USD250 (standard)

Concession (Unwaged/Student/Retired)  USD180

Day Rate.  USD60

Conference Dinner USD 50

(Optional)

For more details on online participation and other updates, please visit our website (www.iaspm2021.org)

Best,

Hyunjoon Shin (Co-chair)   Keewoong Lee (Co-chair)

IASPM 2021 Local Organising Committee

As we have announced in Call for Proposals, the current climate of Covid-19 pandemic and climate change demands certain interventions in the format of international conference. We at local organising committee for IASPM 2021 are keen to employ various measures to tackle those challenges. As part of our intervention, we offer slots for online participation for those who do not wish to travel for conscientious, financial, or Covid-19-related reasons. Please submit a 300-WORD STATEMENT to apply for online participation when you register for IASPM 2021 – please note, you DO NOT need to do this when you submit your proposal. We will grant online participation slots for successful applicants. This applies to both panel and individual participation. We are working out fee structure and conference formats for online participation. We will keep you updated on this topic.

If you have any queries about online participation, please contact IASPM 2021 Secretariat at iaspm2021@gmail.com

Hyunjoon Shin         Keewoong Lee

Co-chair.                   Co-chair

IASPM 2021 Local Organising Committee

The U2 Conference
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Heartland: U2’s Looking For American Soul
An International Virtual U2 Conference For Scholars And Fans
October 18 – 24, 2020

U2 has journeyed – at times uneasily – through an America of pulsating metropolis, rugged heartland and shining sea. It long ago fell under the spell of America, but for just as long has felt it still hasn’t found America.

When U2 talks about America, it often describes it in terms of an idea, a dream or an experiment rather than a physical reality. Bono sings in “American Soul” (ft. Kendrick Lamar) on Songs of Experience: “It’s not a place / This country is to me a sound / Of drum and bass. … It’s not a place / This country is to me a thought / That offers grace / For every welcome that is sought.”