CFP: Women in Music in Ireland Conference (National University of Ireland)

WOMEN IN MUSIC IN IRELAND CONFERENCE

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH

17 APRIL 2010

CALL FOR PAPERS

In association with *The Society for Musicology in Ireland* and *An Foras Feasa*

Women’s involvement in music in Ireland has been evident since the eighteenth century but their contribution has often been neglected or forgotten. This Conference hopes to begin to highlight their involvement across the centuries in all genres of music in Ireland. The Conference will also include two concerts featuring music by female composers from the nineteenth-, twentieth- and twenty-first centuries. The keynote

address will be given by Dr. Ita Beausang.

Proposals for papers exploring all areas of women in music in Ireland are welcomed and suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

- Female singers in the eighteenth century

- Women and domestic music-making throughout the centuries

- Female contributions to pedagogy and performance in Ireland

- The treatment of female composers

- Women and gender studies

- Women and traditional music

- Women and the Irish Harp

- Women and the promotion of Irish music

- Irish women working in music internationally

Proposals of 200 words are invited for presentations of 20 minutes maximum. Submission: by email to the Conference organizer, Jennifer O’Connor, jenny.m.oconnor [AT]gmail.com , by the 31 October 2009.

The editorial board of the *Journal of the Society for Musicology in Ireland (JSMI*) has expressed an interest in the publication of papers presented at this Conference subject to its normal peer-review process.

Abstracts should include the following information:

- Name and Title

- Institutional Affiliation

- Contact details

- Any special technical requirements (piano, OHP, PowerPoint, audio/visual, etc)

All queries should be emailed to jenny.m.oconnor [AT]gmail.com

Those making successful proposals will be notified by the end of November and the draft programme will be available from mid-December. Information on registration and accommodation will be available on the SMI website and the NUI Maynooth Music Department website http://www.music.nuim.ie in early January 2010.

CFP: First Annual International Crime, Media and Popular Culture Studies (Indiana State University)

FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CRIME, MEDIA AND POPULAR CULTURE STUDIES CONFERENCE: A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY EXPLORATION

INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

5 - 7 OCTOBER 2009

CALL FOR PAPERS

Early Abstract Submission is Highly Encouraged.

The Indiana State University Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice would like to invite you to attend the "First Annual International Crime, Media and Popular Culture Studies Conference: A Cross-Disciplinary Exploration" to be held October 5th, 6th & 7th, 2009
at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana. Please visit our website for further details regarding abstract submission, registration and for a detailed description of our Keynote Speakers and Featured Speakers. Please feel free to forward this notice to any colleagues or
graduate students that you feel might be interested.

Conference website:
www.indstate.edu/ccj/popcultureconference

Indiana State University is conveniently located less than 1 hour from Indianapolis International Airport traveling west on Interstate 70. Indiana State University is also within 3-5 hours driving time from Chicago, Illinois; Springfield, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; Columbia,
Missouri; Louisville, Kentucky; Lexington, Kentucky; Cincinnati, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio; and Nashville, Tennessee.

Early Conference Hotel Reservations are Highly Encouraged.

Once again given that this is a cross-disciplinary conference please feel free to forward this call for papers to any individuals or departments that you feel might have an interest in the conference (criminology, criminal justice, sociology, anthropology, public policy, psychology, race & ethnic studies, women’s studies, music, media studies, journalism, literature, film studies, history).

Featured Speakers:
Jeff Ferrell, Ph.D.
Texas Christian University

Victor E. Kappeler, Ph.D
Eastern Kentucky University

David L. Altheide, Ph.D
Arizona State University

Frankie Y. Bailey, Ph.D.
University of Albany

Gregory Snyder, Ph.D.
Baruch College, CUNY

Nickie Phillips, Ph.D.
St. Francis College

Staci Strobl, Ph.D.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Vikas Kumar Gumbhir, Ph.D.
Gonzaga University

Brett A. Mervis, Ph.D. Candidate
University of South Florida

Robert D. Weide, Ph.D. Candidate
New York University


Keynote Speakers:
Taylor Mali
Four Time National Poetry Slam Champion and One of the Original Poets on HBO’s Russell Simmons Presents “Def Poetry”

Stephen Belber
Acclaimed Playwright, Screenplay Writer and Director
(TV Credits Include Staff Writer for “Law & Order SVU” and “Rescue Me”)

Sincerely,

Franklin T. Wilson, Ph.D.
Conference Chair
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Indiana State University
Holmstedt Hall 230
Terre Haute, Indiana 47809
fwilson2@indstate.edu