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A brief reminder for those interested in submitting abstracts in June (or
before!).

Call for Papers

International Conference:

Popular Musics of the Hispanic and Lusophone Worlds

14th-16th July 2006

University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Organised by Ian Biddle, Vanessa Knights and Mark Sabine

To be hosted by School of Modern Languages & International Centre for
Music Studies, University of Newcastle in conjunction with the School of
Modern Languages, University of Nottingham and The Sage Gateshead
(http://www.thesagegateshead.com).

Confirmed plenary speakers:

Salwa El-Shawan Castelo Branco (Instituto de Etnomusicologia, Lisbon)
Timothy Mitchell (A&M University, Texas) David Treece (King's College,
University of London)

Contributions are invited to the above conference which aims to bring
together scholars from all over the world, in any discipline, working on
popular musics from Hispanic and Lusophone communities worldwide (plus
groups within those communities who are not Spanish/Portuguese speakers).

The official languages of the conference are English, Spanish and
Portuguese. We would be particularly interested in papers, panels and
workshops on the following themes, although these should not be taken as
exclusive:

Diaspora, displacement, migration, transnationalism Identity (race,
ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class etc.) Hybridity and transculturation
Multi- and polyculturalism
Mass media and modernity
Indigenous and folk musics
Tradition and authenticity
Postmodern and Postcolonial approaches
Global, national and local dynamics
Genre and/or style studies
History, memory and nostalgia
Cultures of resistance

Please contact the organisers if you have suggestions for
performance-based activities. There will be an extensive programme of
cultural events around the city of Newcastle and Gateshead, organised in
conjunction with Name and involving leading local arts organisations such
as Northern Stage and The Sage Gateshead.

Papers should be designed to last no more than 20 minutes. Please send an
abstract of no more than 200 words and any panel proposals to the
conference administrator Sarah Barber at: [log in to unmask] with the
subject heading 'Popular Musics Conference' by June 30, 2005.

Other enquiries should be directed to the conference organisers, Ian
Biddle, Vanessa Knights or Mark Sabine: [log in to unmask]
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Conference website: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/niassh/popularmusics
Festival website: http://www.vamosfestival.com

Supported by Newcastle Institute for Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities.


Convocatoria

Congreso Internacional:
Músicas populares del mundo hispano y lusofono
14-16 de julio de 2006

Universidad de Newcastle upon Tyne

Comite organizador: Ian Biddle, Vanessa Knights y Mark Sabine

Con sede en la Escuela de Lenguas Modernas y el Centro Internacional de
Estudios de Música de la Universidad de Newcastle en colaboracion con la
Escuela de Lenguas Modernas de la Universidad de Nottingham y el centro
musical The Sage Gateshead (http://www.thesagegateshead.com):

Plenaristas confirmados:

* Salwa El-Shawan Castelo Branco (Instituto de Etnomusicologia, Lisboa)
* Timothy Mitchell (Universidad A&M, Texas)
* David Treece (King's College, Universidad de Londres)

 El propósito de este congreso es reunir a estudiosos, de cualquier
disciplina, que trabajan sobre las musicas populares de las comunidades
hispanas y lusofonas en el mundo entero (y ademas sobre grupos dentro de
estas comunidades que no sean hispano- o lusoparlantes).

Las lenguas oficiales del congreso serán ingles, español y portugues.

Tenemos interes especial en ponencias, mesas tematicas y talleres sobre
los temas abajo citados, no obstante se aceptaran ponencias de tematica
libre:

* Diaspora, dislocacion, migracion, transnacionalismo
* Identidad (raza, etnicidad, genero, sexualidad, clase etcetera)
* Hibridez y transculturacion
* Multi- y policulturalismo
* Los medios, la cultura de masas y la modernidad
* Musicas indigenas y el folclor
* Tradicion y autenticidad
* Posmodernismo y poscolonialismo
* Dinamicas globales, locales y/o nacionales
* Estudios de genero y/o estilo
* Historia, memoria y nostalgia
* Culturas de resistencia

Habra un programa extenso de eventos culturales organizado en colaboracion
con Name en la zona de Newcastle y Gateshead con la participacion de
prominentes organizaciones locales de la cultura y las artes como Northern
Stage y The Sage Gateshead.

Para proponer actuaciones, favor de ponerse en contacto con el comite
organizador.

Las personas que deseen participar con ponencias deberán enviar un resumen
con una extension máxima de 200 palabras via correo electronico a la
secretaria del comite cientifico Sarah Barber: [log in to unmask] con
el titulo de mensaje 'Popular Musics Conference' antes del 30 de junio de
2005. Tambien se le puede enviar propuestas para mesas tematicas. Las
ponencias no deberan exceder los 20 minutos.

Para cualquier informacion dirigirse al comite organizador, Ian Biddle,
Vanessa Knights o Mark Sabine: [log in to unmask]
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Página web del congreso: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/niassh/popularmusics
Página web del festival: http://www.vamosfestival.com

Auspicia el Instituto de Letras, Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades de
Newcastle (NIASSH).