CFP: Region State, Nation, Community - New Research in Scandanavian and Baltic Studies (Seattle, Washington)

REGION, STATE, NATION, COMMUNITY: NEW RESEARCH IN SCANDANAVIAN AND BALTIC STUDIES
ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF BALTIC STUDIES (AABS)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
22 - 24 APRIL 2010
CALL FOR PAPERS

The 22nd Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS) will take place from April 22-24, 2010 in Seattle, Washington. The conference will be particularly innovative in being the first joint conference with the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study (SASS).

AABS welcomes papers, panels, and roundtable presentations for the first joint conference of Scandinavian and Baltic Studies in the United States. The conference aims to highlight and foster academic inquiry that draws comparisons between Scandinavia (Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland) and the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania). Papers that examine stateless peoples and those left outside of the Scandinavian/Baltic approach, but sharing the same geographic space, are equally welcome. Papers and panels devoted to individual states are also welcome. Contributions are encouraged from disciplines including (but not limited to): anthropology, architecture, communication, cultural studies, demography, economics, education, environment, ethnic relations, film studies, fine arts, gender studies, geography, history, international relations, law, linguistics, literature, memory, political science, psychology, public health, religion, sociology, tourism, and advancing Baltic and Scandinavian studies. Presentations are not to exceed 20 minutes in length.

Proposals from Ph.D. students will be considered for a Presidents’ Panel on Scandinavian and Baltic Studies that recognizes the most accomplished and innovative work of new scholars.

Paper and panel proposals must include an abstract (no more than 250 words) and a one to two-page curriculum vitae. Send this material embedded in the body of an e-mail (no attachments) to Aldis Purs at (aldisp at u.washington.edu) by December 11, 2009. Paper submissions can be mailed to:

22nd AABS Conference Chair
University of Washington,
Box 353420
Seattle, WA 98195-3420

Conference Website: http://depts.washington.edu/aabs/

CFE: Noise, Audition, Aurality: Histories of the Sonic World(s) of Europe, 1500-1945 (essays)

NOISE, AUDITION, AURALITY: HISTORIES OF THE SONIC WORLD(S) OF EUROPE, 1500-1945
DEADLINE: 30 NOVEMBER 2009
CALL FOR ESSAYS

Contributions are invited for a proposed collection of essays exploring the soundscapes of Europe from c.1500 to 1945. The collection seeks to open up new areas of interdisciplinary scholarship from a range of fields including (but not limited to) musicology, urban geography, history, literary studies, cultural studies, psychoanalysis, psychology and anthropology, and will build on existing work in acoustic ecology, the sociology of noise and histories and historiographies of noise, audition and aurality. We will favour contributions that deal with historically-informed topics in the following areas (although this is by no means an exclusive list):

. The noise-sound-music nexus
. Urban/rural soundscapes
. Public/private soundscapes
. The acoustic ecology of communities
. Legal histories of noise
. Noise, music and the body
. Listening and the erotic
. Political economies of noise
. Noise, music and landscape
. Theories of hearing and listening
. Historical acousmêtres
. Historiographies of noise, audition and aurality
. Technologies of sound reproduction and their histories

Prospective contributors should send a 250-word abstract and a short biography to Ian Biddle (i.d.biddle at ncl.ac.uk) by no later than November 30 2009. If your contribution is chosen, we will require your finished chapter by 19 April 2010.

If you have any queries please also contact Ian Biddle at the email address above.

CFP: Post-Punk Performance: the alternative 80s in Britain (Leeds)

POST-PUNK PERFORMANCE: THE ALTERNATIVE 80S IN BRITAIN

SCHOOL OF PERFORMANCE AND CULTURAL INDUSTIRES, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

9 SEPTEMBER 2009

CALL FOR PAPERS

The School of Performance and Cultural Industries is pleased to be hosting a one-day conference event called “Post-Punk Performance: the alternative 80s in Britain”.

Contrary to popular mythology, youth culture during the 1980s meant rather more than Spandau Ballet, Rick Astley, and Madonna. A quickly burgeoning ‘indie’ scene, born of the ruins of punk, set itself against the banality of the mainstream. Centred on music and synonymous with identity and self-expression, it offered a complex and layered network of alternatives for an increasingly politicised and self-aware generation of young people.

The purpose of this conference is to explore notions of ‘alternative’ music and performance in the post-punk era, circa 1978 – 1989. The ‘indie’ music scene of this period will serve as a lens through which to view core themes of liveness, fashion and visual identities, iconography, youth cultures and the socio-political context. The event will assess post-punk’s continuing and profound influence on the current scene, both in musical and performative terms. It will explore how post-punk is absorbed into the present and will be projected into the future.

In addition to contributions from academics and scholars, the event will invite label partners, musicians and influential journalists to exchange views and perspectives on the post-punk era and beyond. This framework offers unique opportunities to bring together the academy and industry, and to facilitate networking and discussion across these spheres.

A live performance event featuring poetry, comedy and music will follow the daytime proceedings. Acts to be announced.

Proposals might address one or more of the following themes:

• The frequency and velocity of musical genre development

• Liveness: performance authenticities

• Performance of style

• Visual identities: fashion’s relation to music and vice versa

• Transatlantic influence and exchange

• Alternative music, party politics and gender politics

• The past reconfigured for the present

• Song writing: structure and theme

• Media representation and music reportage

• Local scenes

• Record labels and musical identity

• Punk and post-punk: musical legacies and trajectories

The conference will be interdisciplinary. Therefore, we welcome contributions from a range of disciplines, including Music, Performance, Fashion and Textiles, Photography, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Film and Television Studies, Philosophy and Journalism.

Proposals should be submitted as a Word Document and should contain the following information:

 Name of Presenter

 Title of Paper

 Institutional Affiliation

 150 word biography

 500 word abstract

Please send your proposal electronically, together with a completed registration form, to Dr Philip Kiszely (P.Kiszely@leeds.ac.uk) by Friday 26th June, 2009. Acceptance will be confirmed by the end of July.

Cost: £125 (Includes conference proceedings, day conference, entry to evening event)

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:

Paul Morley

Paul Morley wrote for the NME from 1977 to 1983. A leading figure in critical, journalistic and industry terms, he formed ZTT, helped guide Frankie Goes to Hollywood to pop stardom, and enjoyed considerable commercial success and critical acclaim in his own right through Art of Noise. His television work is extensive, and includes appearances on the Late Show, Whistle Test, and the recent Top Ten series on Channel 4. He now writes for Arena and Esquire, and his books Nothing and Words and Music are as essential as they are challenging reading.

Dave Haslam

Dave Haslam was DJ at the legendary Hacienda nightclub during the heady days of ‘Madchester’. His book Madchester, England not only captures the spirit of that remarkable era but also offers a penetrating cultural commentary on time and place. A subsequent book on the music and politics of the 1970s titled Not Abba: the Real Story of the 1970s suggests the breadth of his musical interest. Founder of Debris fanzine, he has written for a variety of publications including The NME, The Times, and The Guardian. He teaches music journalism at the University of Salford and the history and culture of Manchester at Manchester Metropolitan University.

CONFERENCE ORGANISERS: Dr Philip Kiszely (P.Kiszely@leeds.ac.uk), Alice Bayliss (A.Bayliss@leeds.ac.uk) and Michael Rose

For any further information, please contact Alice Bayliss on 0113 343 8715

CFP: Post-Punk Performance: the alternative 80s in Britain (Leeds)

POST-PUNK PERFORMANCE: THE ALTERNATIVE 80s IN BRITAIN
A ONE DAY CONFERENCE
SCHOOL OF PERFORMANCE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
9 SEPTEMBER 2009
CALL FOR PAPERS

The School of Performance and Cultural Industries is pleased to be hosting a one-day conference event called “Post-Punk Performance: the alternative 80s in Britain”.

Contrary to popular mythology, youth culture during the 1980s meant rather more than Spandau Ballet, Rick Astley, and Madonna. A quickly burgeoning ‘indie’ scene, born of the ruins of punk, set itself against the banality of the mainstream. Centred on music and synonymous with identity and self-expression, it offered a complex and layered network of alternatives for an increasingly politicised and self-aware generation of young people.

The purpose of this conference is to explore notions of ‘alternative’ music and performance in the post-punk era, circa 1978 – 1989. The ‘indie’ music scene of this period will serve as a lens through which to view core themes of liveness, fashion and visual identities, iconography, youth cultures and the socio-political context. The event will assess post-punk’s continuing and
profound influence on the current scene, both in musical and performative terms. It will explore how post-punk is absorbed into the present and will be projected into the future.

In addition to contributions from academics and scholars, the event will invite label partners, musicians and influential journalists to exchange views and perspectives on the post-punk era and beyond. This framework offers unique opportunities to bring together the academy and industry, and to facilitate networking and discussion across these spheres.

A live performance event featuring poetry, comedy and music will follow the daytime proceedings. Acts to be announced.

Proposals might address one or more of the following themes:

• The frequency and velocity of musical genre development
• Liveness: performance authenticities
• Performance of style
• Visual identities: fashion’s relation to music and vice versa
• Transatlantic influence and exchange
• Alternative music, party politics and gender politics
• The past reconfigured for the present
• Song writing: structure and theme
• Media representation and music reportage
• Local scenes
• Record labels and musical identity
• Punk and post-punk: musical legacies and trajectories

The conference will be interdisciplinary. Therefore, we welcome contributions from a range of disciplines, including Music, Performance, Fashion and Textiles, Photography, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Film and Television Studies, Philosophy and Journalism.

Proposals should be submitted as a Word Document and should contain the following information:

Name of Presenter
Title of Paper
Institutional Affiliation
150 word biography
500 word abstract

Please send your proposal electronically, together with a completed registration form, to Dr Philip Kiszely (P.Kiszely@leeds.ac.uk) by Friday 26th June, 2009. Acceptance will be confirmed by the end of July.

Cost: £125 (Includes conference proceedings, day conference, entry to evening event)


CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
Paul Morley
Paul Morley wrote for the NME from 1977 to 1983. A leading figure in critical, journalistic and industry terms, he formed ZTT, helped guide Frankie Goes to Hollywood to pop stardom, and enjoyed considerable commercial success and critical acclaim in his own right through Art of Noise. His television work is extensive, and includes appearances on the Late Show, Whistle Test, and the recent Top Ten series on Channel 4. He now writes for Arena and Esquire, and
his books Nothing and Words and Music are as essential as they are challenging reading.

Dave Haslam
Dave Haslam was DJ at the legendary Hacienda nightclub during the heady days of ‘Madchester’. His book Madchester, England not only captures the spirit of that remarkable era but also offers a penetrating cultural commentary on time and place. A subsequent book on the music and politics of the 1970s titled Not Abba: the Real Story of the 1970s suggests the breadth of his musical interest. Founder of Debris fanzine, he has written for a variety of publications including The NME, The Times, and The Guardian. He teaches music journalism at the University of Salford and the history and culture of Manchester at Manchester Metropolitan University.

CONFERENCE ORGANISERS: Dr Philip Kiszely (P.Kiszely@leeds.ac.uk), Alice Bayliss (A.Bayliss@leeds.ac.uk) and Michael Rose

For any further information, please contact Alice Bayliss on 0113 343 8715

CFP: Angles: An Interdisciplinary Postgrad Conference on Cultural History (Birkbeck)

ANGLES: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY POSTGRADUATE CONFERENCE ON CULTURAL HISTORY
BIRKBECK, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
20 JUNE 2009
CALL FOR PAPERS

The aim of the conference is to bring together a range of postgraduate perspectives on cultural history from across the disciplinary spectrum. The focus will be on unusual topics or unconventional approaches to otherwise familiar topics. For instance, papers might deal with cultural practices that have been neglected by traditional history, or engage with emerging fields, trends or themes that may have been overlooked by existing scholarship. We would especially welcome papers that reflect on the challenges of dealing with discipline-specific responses to the way in which you approach your topic, or the particular advantages or limitations of taking on an unusual topic.

We invite all interested contributors to submit proposals for 20 minute papers. Please send a 200 word abstract, including your name, designation, institutional affiliation and thesis title (if applicable) to angles.postgrad@gmail.com no later than Saturday 4 April 2009.

Co-organisers:
Rachel Richardson, Thomas Turner, James Emmott
(Birkbeck)

Supported by
School of History, Classics and Archaeology / www.bbk.ac.uk/hca
In association with the London Consortium / http://www.londonconsortium.com/

CFP: 5th Conference on Interdisciplinary Musicology (Paris)

FIFTH CONFERENCE ON INTERDISCIPLINARY MUSICOLOGY
PARIS, FRANCE
26 - 29 OCTOBER 2009
CALL FOR PAPERS

http://cim09.lam.jussieu.fr

Abstract submission deadline March 27, 2009

• PRESENTATION
The Conference on Interdisciplinary Musicology is a forum for constructive interaction among all musically and musicologically relevant disciplines, including acoustics, aesthetics, anthropology, archeology, art history and theory, biology, composition, computing, cultural studies, education,
ethnology, history, linguistics, literary studies, mathematics, medicine, music theory and analysis, perception, performance, philosophy, physiology, prehistory, psychoacoustics, psychology, semiotics, sociology, statistics, and therapy. CIM especially promotes collaborations between sciences and humanities, between theory and practice, as well as interdisciplinary combinations that are new, unusual, creative, or otherwise especially promising.

• THEME FOR CIM09 MUSIC AND ITS INSTRUMENTS
CIM09 – will focus on relationships between music and the instruments used for its production.
How is the music of a given culture determined or influenced by the nature of its musical instruments? How do instruments influence repertoires? How are instruments that have been developed in the context of given musical styles used in new styles? Conversely, what issues arise when old instruments are revived, or new instruments adapted, for the performance
of early music?

• HOST INSTITUTIONS
Lutheries, Acoustique, Musique (LAM- IJLRA) - CNRS - Université Pierre et Marie Curie
Centre de recherche Langages Musicaux (CRLM) et Musicologie, informatique et nouvelles technologies (MINT) - Université Paris Sorbonne – Paris IV Cité de la Musique (Musée de la Musique) Musée du Quai Branly (Département de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement)
With the collaboration of Société Française d’Acoustique (SFA).

• ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
The abstract submission deadline for CIM09 is March 27, 2009. Submissions must be sent to : morange-cim09 at lam.jussieu.fr
All submissions to CIM09 must have at least two authors who represent two of the following three groups of disciplines: humanities, sciences, musical practice. Submissions must address a musical research question. See website for instructions.