Dear All,
The Call for Papers below may be of interest.
Meanwhile, all best wishes to listmembers for a happy Christmas
and New Year/Century!
Julia
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The UK Branch of the International Association for the Study of
Popular Music:
First Announcement of 2000 IASPM UK Conference and Call for Papers
THE POPULAR MUSICIAN: PERFORMANCE, POETICS, POWER
July 7-9, 2000
University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK
The main theme of the 2000 Conference of the UK branch of the
International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM UK)
is the changing role of the popular musician - as artist, technician,
entertainer, activist, creator and interpreter of musical texts,
amongst other roles - in contexts increasingly mediated by electronic
technologies. In proposing this theme, the organisers hope that
the Conference, to be held at the start of the UK 'Year of the
Artist', will provide an opportunity and environment in which to
examine, review and engage critically in debate about the roles,
effects, status and work of musicians in a wide range of
socio-cultural, economic, geographical and political contexts, both
contemporary and historical.
The Conference, to be held on the campus of the University of Surrey
in Guildford, 25 minutes by rail from the centre of London, will
involve paper panels, keynote talks, information resource sessions
and musicians' panels, and we hope also to have live performances.
Richard A. Peterson (Vanderbilt University, Nashville), author of
many books and articles on popular music, will be a keynote speaker.
We are hoping for paper proposals on any aspect of popular music
studies relating to the main theme of the Conference, from a range of
professional and disciplinary backgrounds, including - but not
restricted to - cultural studies, sociology and anthropology;
critical musicology and music analysis; economics and management
studies; ethnic, postcolonial and minority studies;
ethnomusicology, feminist and women's studies; film, media and
theatre studies; geography and urban studies; information science;
political science and policy studies; psychology. Proposals for
papers, or shorter presentations/position statements, from
practising musicians and others professionally involved in any aspect
of the music industry, are also very welcome.
CONFERENCE THEMES
The Conference Organising Committee would be happy to receive paper
proposals focusing around, but by no means restricted to, the
following:
THE MUSICIAN AND THE MUSIC INDUSTRY: power relationships
between musicians and industrial corporations; issues of ownership
and control; production, distribution and marketing; the copyright
debate; the importance of music and musicians within the
'creative industries'; musicians and the music media; new media and
popular musicians;
CAREERS AND EMPLOYMENT OF POPULAR MUSICIANS:
musicians' career paths and labour markets; musician's incomes; the
professional-amateur continuum; notions of success and failure;
career and health problems; cultural diversity and music careers -
issues of gender, class, ethnicity, 'race', sexuality; making
popular musicians - education, learning and training; the New Deal
for Musicians; issues of access and inclusion/exclusion; club, pub
and street musicians;
RESEARCHING THE POPULAR MUSICIAN: ethnographies and geographies of
musicians; regional, local and urban music scenes; local and
trans-local music subcultures; practising musicians as academics;
inter-disciplinary issues in popular music studies; methodological
issues in researching musicians' lives and work situations;
participant observation and insider/outsider status; textual
analysis;
MUSICIAN AS ARTIST: issues of authenticity/creativity; stars, fans
and audiences; the effects of popular musicians; music, musicians
and identity formation; mediated musical texts; new forms of
musicianship - the impact of new technologies on the production,
distribution and consumption of popular music; electronic music -
contributions of DJs, sound engineers, producers, and music writers
to changing conceptions of popular musicianship;
THE POPULAR MUSICIAN, SOCIETY AND POLITICS: the social and economic
status of the musician; historical and cross-national perspectives;
state support for the popular musician; local and national music
policies; censorship and control; freedom of expression; musicians
as activists; music and mass movements; social and political uses
of new music media; musicians' organisations and influence in
policy making.
SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
Paper presentations should be no longer than 20 minutes. Proposals
(not longer than 250 words, in English) should be submitted by
February 28, 2000. Overhead projector, video playback (PAL format)
and cassette/CD player will be provided and you should indicate any
additional audio-visual equipment needed for your presentation.
Proposals for papers should be e-mailed (preferably), posted or faxed
to:
Dr. Andy Bennett
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Department of Sociology
School of Human Sciences
University of Surrey
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 5XH
U.K.
Tel +44-1483-259365
Fax +44-1483-259551
You will be notified by the Conference Organising Committee as to
whether or not your paper proposal has been accepted in March 2000,
when the Conference programme and fees and accommodation reservation
details will also be announced.
REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION
Full board accommodation (mostly en suite, some with shared
bathroom), within walking distance of the Conference location, is
available on the University of Surrey campus for the duration of the
Conference, and reservations must be made using the Conference
registration form which will be available from March 2000.
The due date for Conference registration and accommodation
reservations is May 26, 2000. Registration is only valid after the
payment has been received
ASSISTANCE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
We want to encourage graduate research students to present papers on
their work. As an incentive to this important constituency of
researchers, IASPM UK will provide financial assistance to a limited
number of research students who will be selected on a competitive
basis by the Conference Organising Committee following submission of
paper proposals. To be considered for selection you must be: a
paid-up member (at the unwaged rate) of IASPM UK in 2000; registered
(on either a full-time or part-time basis) at a UK higher education
institution at the time of the conference; and have access to no
other sources of funding (such as ESRC, AHRB or your University) to
which you would reasonably be expected first to apply for subsidies.
Please indicate when submitting your paper proposa if you would like
to be considered for graduate financial assistance, specifying your
reasons for seeking assistance.
CRITICAL MUSICOLOGY FORUM
The 2000 IASPM UK Conference, which will commence in late Friday
afternoon, will be preceded by an occasional seminar being separately
organised by the Critical Musicology Forum, on the theme of
'Constructions of authenticity in popular music', also to be held on
the University of Surrey campus on July 7, 2000 (10.0 a.m. to 5.0
p.m.). We hope that there will be opportunities for exchange and
debate between these two events. Please note that payment and
registration for the IASPM 2000 Conference does not include
registration at the Critical Musicology Forum seminar. Contact Allan
Moore, Department of Music, University of Surrey;
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Forum seminar and how to register for that event.
2000 IASPM UK CONFERENCE ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Andy Bennett (Department of Sociology, University of Surrey)
Dave Laing (School of Design and Media, University of Westminster)
Marion Leonard (Institute of Popular Music, University of Liverpool)
Peter Symon (Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, University of
Birmingham)
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Julia C. Bishop (Dr)
National Centre for English Cultural Tradition
University of Sheffield
Sheffield S10 2TN
U.K.
Tel: 0114 222 6296 (Main office)
0114 222 0229 (Direct line)
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