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Symposium on Music, Education and Social Inclusion
A
symposium is to be held at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London on July 20th and 21st 2017 to
launch the Music, Education and Social Inclusion Study Group under the auspices
of the ICTM. Founding members include musicians, senior scholars and academics
from Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, North America and Asia, reflecting the
multicultural nature of the collective.
Historically excluded groups such as women and
girls, ethnic minorities, vulnerabilities including disabilities and other
marginalities have been systematically un- or under-represented in education,
reflecting wider socially discriminatory practices that in turn are perpetrated
and transmitted within the school system, shaping society at large beyond
schools and academic institutions.
The symposium will focus on exploring multifaceted
educational practices in relation to a wider spectrum of broader issues and
thinking, such as:
• Education and Representation
• Issues of Identity in Education
• Social inclusion and Education
• Education and International Development
• Ethnomusicology, Transmission Practices
(teaching/learning) and Social Inclusion
Other topics that might sit well within the broader
agenda are welcome and encouraged.
Papers should be 20 minutes long, followed by 10
minutes of discussion and Q&A. Abstracts should be from 200 to 250 words in
length and written in English; other languages might be considered on a
case-by-case basis and only where the level of English is not sufficient to
express concepts fully.
Alternative presentations – other than individual papers – are welcome and length can be negotiated on a case-by-case basis. Submissions in other forms (such as video) should be no longer than 5 minutes.
In order to make participation inclusive, and aware that traveling might not be an option for many who are interested in participating, a limited number of remote presentations through Skype will be considered, so applicants are encouraged to apply even in case they might not be able to attend in person.
Deadline for submission of proposals is March 1st,
2017; please submit abstracts to Keith Howard ([log in to unmask]) or Sara Selleri
([log in to unmask]). Participants will be notified by the end of April
2017.