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Dear colleague,
Please find enclosed as an attachment and below the I Call for Papers of
the 8th Forum for Iberian Studies (University of Oxford, June 4-5th 2004).
I would appreciate it if you could share the information with the members
of your Department and other academics or students interested.
Should you have any query about the event, do not hesitate to contact me.
Many thanks.
Sincerely,
Gabriel Rei-Doval
9th Forum for Iberian Studies
University of Oxford
Striking Chords, Singing Texts:
Contemporary Popular Music
in the Iberian Peninsula
Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages and Literature
4-5 June 2004
1st Call for Papers
From the opening lyrics of “Grândola, Vila Morena” during the Carnations
Revolution and “L’Estaca” in the late years of Francoism, to the equally
popular, albeit in a different shade of red, “Aserejé”, contemporary music
in the Iberian Peninsula proves to be a fertile ground for quite
contrasting sound techniques and patterns, linguistic battlefields and even
manages to play the occasional role in the political game.
How should we define its popular[qual]ity? Is/was there a common
denominator that characterizes such a contrasting array of musical talents
and forms?
Contributions from areas such as literary and cultural studies, music,
linguistics, history, sociology, anthropology, among others, are welcome.
Papers can be presented in English or any of the romance languages of the
Iberian Peninsula.
Proposals for 20-minute papers should include a title and an abstract of
about 300 words. Please mention any technical requirements and include your
name, affiliation and contact details.
Abstracts should be submitted by 1 March 2004 to any of the following:
Rocio Martínez Espada
Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages
University of Oxford
47 Wellington Square
OX1 2JF OXFORD
(+44 (0)1865 270479
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Gabriel Rei-Doval
The Queen’s College
University of Oxford
OX1 4AW OXFORD
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