'Steppin Steens o Knowledge'
Folklore, Ethnology, and Ethnomusicology Conference (Aberdeen)
Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
4-6 July 2014
We are pleased to announce a call for papers for the inaugural Folklore,
Ethnology, and Ethnomusicology Conference (Aberdeen). FEECA aims to answer
the need for an academic forum for postgraduate research students and
early-career researchers and to strengthen relations between relevant
scholars and institutions in the UK, Ireland, and elsewhere.
'Steppin Steens o Knowledge' (Stepping Stones of Knowledge) refers to a life
philosophy of the late Stanley Robertson, a Traveller and former research
associate at the Elphinstone Institute. Drawn from the incremental nature of
Stanley's ballad and storytelling traditions, the concept encapsulates both
the initial career steps being taken by conference-goers, as well as the new
'stepping steens' being created through each participant's research.
Small by design, this conference of around thirty presenters is open to
papers touching on any aspect of folklore, ethnology, or ethnomusicology.
Each presenter will be given twenty minutes for their paper, followed by ten
minutes for questions. Proposals for themed sessions are also welcome, and
there will be space for research poster presentations.
Registration will be on Friday afternoon, followed by a keynote address.
Saturday and Sunday will have morning and afternoon paper presentations
followed by possible excursions.
Please submit proposals by e-mail to
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January 2014:
1) An abstract of up to 250 words;
2) A brief biography/career description of no more than 200 words;
3) Author name, e-mail address and affiliation, if any.
All applicants will be contacted with the results of their submission by 10
February 2014.
For more information as it becomes available, please visit the conference
website:
www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/events/feeca2014<http://www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/events/feeca2014>
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