CFP: Rush and Philosophy (Journal)

RUSH AND PHILOSOPHY

CALL FOR PAPERS

DEADLINE: 19 JULY 2009

We are looking for short articles (of around twenty pages) to add to this proposed anthology for the series that began with "Seinfeld and Philosophy" (2000), but since 2005 has also included a number of music-related books.

Writers in philosophy, musicology, music theory, American studies,economics, and psychology have already committed to "Rush and Philosophy," and they are exploring various areas from across Rush's career (1974- ). However, possible areas of interest for additional articles include: balance through instrumental "songs," humour, and recent "sightings" of the band in the mainstream media, as well as participation in roundtables concerning music technology and rock critics. Contributions from women, minorities, and people from outside of North America are most welcome!

Deadline for one-page abstracts: July 19, 2009

Deadline for completed first-drafts: August 31, 2009

Please send to Durrell Bowman and Jim Berti: db at durrellbowman.com; koors58 at yahoo.com

CFP: Song, Stage and Screen IV: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Musical Stage (Univ of Maryland)

SONG, STAGE & SCREEN IV
INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO THE MUSICAL STAGE

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK

3 - 5 DECEMBER 2009

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities and the Department of Theater at the University of Maryland, College Park invite submissions for the fourth annual international and interdisciplinary conference on musical and music theatre. Papers on any topic relating to the intersection of music and theatre or film are welcomed. Suggested topics include:

--Collaboration and the creation of the musical
--Musical theatre texts
--Musical theatre archives
--Teaching the musical
--Representations of race and gender in the musical
--Critical and audience reception of the musical

Please send abstracts of no more than 200 words to Doug Reside [dreside at umd.edu] by June 15.

Conference Website:http://mith.info/sss4/

Song, Stage and Screen is the annual conference of the academic journal, Studies in Musical Theatre, which is published by Intellect Press. Previous Song, Stage and Screen conferences have been held at the University of Portsmouth, UK (2006), University of Leeds, UK(2007), and the Graduate Center of City University of New York (2008). It is expected that a selection of papers from this joint conference will be invited for submission to the journal and publication. This year's conference is organized by Doug Reside (University of Maryland), Laura Pollard (University of East Anglia), and Tracey Chessum (University of Maryland).