Registration is now open for the ‘Working in Music’ conference, which marks the end of ‘The Musicians' Union: A Social History’, a four year research project based at the University of Glasgow.
The conference features local and global perspectives on musical work from different disciplines, covering issues related to musicians as workers, musical practice, gender and representation, copyright and the music industries. Other papers deal specifically with the role of the MU and the conference will conclude with a panel discussion addressing the current issues facing the Union.
The keynote speakers are Matt Stahl (University of Western Ontario) and Catherine Tackley (The Open University). Matt’s subject is ‘Young Musicians, Old Beggars? American R&B and Soul Singers’ Late-Career Struggles for Union-Mandated Health Care and Pensions’. The title of Catherine’s talk is ‘‘Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business on great waters’: Seafarers as Musicians, Musicians as Seafarers’.
Registration is now open at the early bird rate (£75/50) until 4 December; registration at the full rate (£100/75) closes 18 December. Register now at https://muhistoryconference.eventbrite.co.uk
Please see our project website, Facebook and Twitter for more details and updates. Additional information about related events around the conference, including a concert and exhibition, will be posted in due course.
Hope to see you in Glasgow!
Martin Cloonan
Heather Middleton
John Williamson
Musicians’ Union: A Social History
University of Glasgow
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Heather Middleton
Conference Administrator
Musicians’ Union: A Social History
Normal working days: Tuesdays, Fridays
School of Culture and Creative Arts
Room 413
Sir Alexander Stone Building
University of Glasgow
16 University Gardens
G12 8QL
Tel: 0141 330 7414
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