IASPM Canada 2023 – CFP – Appel à communications

*** Deadline is extended to January 31st ***

*** La date limite pour l’envoi des propositions est le 31 janvier ***

Hi all!

Just a friendly reminder from the Canadian branch of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM-Ca) about the CFP for the next annual conference, held in Québec city, May 17 to May 21 2023.

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cfp: Workshop on radio, community and power: domination and emancipation in segregated contexts

CALL FOR PAPERS

Radio, community, power: domination and emancipation in segregated contexts

Workshop

June 15, 2023, Campus Condorcet, Aubervilliers (near Paris)


Deadline for proposals: February 27, 2023

Coordinated by Tristan Le Bras (CENA-Mondes Américains – EHESS) and Thomas Leyris (IRHIS – Université de Lille).

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Assistant/Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology, College-Conservatory of Music

Assistant/Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology, College-Conservatory of Music

Job Overview
The Division of Musicology, Composition and Theory at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, seeks an outstanding candidate with a research specialization in African, African Diasporic, Latinx, and/or Indigenous music(s) to augment our current program strengths and support relationships with allied departments and local communities. The tenure-track position in ethnomusicology at the Associate or Assistant professor level starts in August 2023. Candidates with an established record in teaching, research, and service may accelerate their tenure review process.

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cfp: Mediations of music and power in online music cultures

Call for Papers

Mediations of music and power in online music cultures

21–22 September 2023, Division of Gender Studies, School of Culture and Education, Södertörn University, Sweden

Music cultures in the twenty-first century are strongly shaped by online media. Music streaming, social media, video sharing sites as well as internet-based music production software, radio stations, and music magazines have variously affected the formatting, curation, and consumption of music. Largely centralized around a small number of privatized companies, where human and automated processes intersect, online music cultures are sites of mediations of power.

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Call for contributions: The Natures of Pop (Journal of Global Pop Cultures)

Journal of Global Pop Cultures

Call For Papers and Projects: The Natures of Pop

Second Issue of the Journal of Global Pop Cultures (September 2023)

Submission deadline: March 31, 2023

See also: https://www.journalofglobalpopcultures.com

Pop is artificial by definition.  Of course, all forms of culture are artificial.  But this is especially true of pop.  Unlike older concepts, such as folk culture, folklore, or popular culture, the concept of “pop” emerged only in the 1950s and referred to the specific cultural forms of postmodern, highly technologized liberal consumer societies. 

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cfp: Diversity and Inclusivity in the British Music Industry Conference 

Call Fall Papers  

Diversity and Inclusivity in the British Music Industry Conference 

Tuesday 6 June 2023 @ the Media Factory University of Central Lancashire 

The music industry, like many industries, has historically been dominated by certain groups and has not always been inclusive or representative of the diversity of the population.  

Research has shown that people of colour, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with disabilities, are often underrepresented in the music industry, particularly in leadership roles. There are also issues of unequal pay and opportunities for marginalised groups. 

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