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Music, Technology and Digital Cultures in the Middle East and North Africa
Tuesday 23rd May 2017
Department of Music – City, University of London
Conference supported by the Institute of Musical Research
Call for Papers
The proliferation of Internet access and communication technologies throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in recent years has radically altered daily life and musical practices across the region. Recent scholarship on the MENA has frequently focussed upon narratives of political resistance, and particularly the relationship between the Internet and music in specific political protests, such as the so-called ‘Arab Spring’. Such depictions risk failing to address the role of technologies in fundamentally shaping other every day aspects of musical composition, performance, distribution, circulation and consumption.
This event seeks to explore the ways in which music, technology and digital cultures in the MENA region and throughout MENA diasporic networks form part of daily musical life for performers, composers and listeners, as well as playing an important role in political actions. We invite proposals from scholars, composers, performers and filmmakers working across multiple disciplines who share an interest in contemporary musical cultures in the MENA region. Our definition of technology is intentionally broad, and encompasses compositional, instrumental and communicative digital technologies (the Internet, social media, etc.). We encourage submissions that will serve to open up dialogue about the relationships between music, technology and digital culture in the contemporary MENA region.
This one-day conference forms part of the Music and Digital Cultures in the Middle East and North Africa project, and is hosted by the Department of Music at City, University of London, with support from the Institute of Musical Research through their Early Career Fellowship scheme. A number of small travel and accommodation bursaries (to a maximum of £60), provided through financial support from the Institute of Musical Research, will be available for postgraduate students, independent scholars and early career researchers (within three years of completing their PhD).
Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be sent to Stephen Wilford ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>), and should contain the following:
* Name, email and institutional affiliation
* Abstract (maximum 300 words)
* Overview of any technical requirements (particularly for performances or film screenings)
* Details of an intention to apply for a travel or accommodation bursary, including stage of career (year of PhD or early career researcher) and a short supporting statement explaining your rationale for applying for funding
Deadline: Monday 16th January 2017
Successful applicants will be notified by Monday 13th February 2017.
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