"Global Reggae: Jamaican Popular Music A Yard and Abroad"
February 18 - 24, 2008
Conference Website:-
http://www.mona.uwi.edu/conferences/2008/globalreggae/index.htm
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Institute of Caribbean Studies and the Faculty of Social Sciences
of the University of the West Indies, Mona announce an international
conference on ?Global Reggae: Jamaican Popular Music A Yard and
Abroad.? The conference, to be held February 18-24, 2008, at the
University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica and other venues on the
island, is the third in a series focussing on Caribbean culture.
The conference and associated reggae concerts will consolidate and
disseminate knowledge on the global impact of Jamaican popular culture.
The third Conference on Caribbean culture will amplify the soundings
from the 1995 symposium, held at the University of the West Indies,
Mona, and co-sponsored by the Reggae Studies Unit and the Bob Marley
Foundation, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the birth of Jamaica's
premier cultural ambassador, the Hon. Robert Nesta Marley.
The Global Reggae 2008 conference will provide an opportunity for
musicians, scholars, cultural practitioners and entrepreneurs from
Jamaica and around the world to share their perspectives on the ways in
which reggae has been appropriated and adapted in a variety of cultural
contexts. This international conference will also examine the local
impact of the reggae music industry in Jamaica and assess ways in which
the Jamaican economy can benefit through the development and
encouragement of internationally competitive local music enterprises.
The proposed conference sub-themes include:
? The Roots of Jamaican Popular Music
o Revival
o Mento
o Nyabinghi
o Jazz
o Jump Blues
o Afro-Cuban
? The Rise of Jamaican Popular Music
o Proto-ska
o Ska
o Rocksteady
o Reggae
o Dub
o Dub Poetry
o Dancehall
? Reggae?s Influence on Global Popular Music
o Hip-hop
o Reggaeton
o Reggae Samba
o Jawaiian
o Drum & Bass
o Techno
o Trip-Hop
o Jungle
o Rapso
o Soca
? The Technological Transformations of Reggae
o Sound Systems
o Juke Box
o Radio & TV
o Recording Studios
o Digital Technology Processes
o The Dub Plate
o The Internet
? The Wailers ? Early
o The Wailing Wailers ? Classic Trio
o Bunny Wailer
o Peter Tosh
o Bob Marley
? The Bob Marley phenomenon
o The I-Three
o Chris Blackwell
? Reggae?s Social and Political Contestations
o Rastafari and Reggae
o Aesthetics
o Gender politics
o Political Activism
? Reggae Scholarship
o Ideologies
o Language
o Popular Press and Media
o Dancehall in Print
? Reggae Arts
o The Dance
o Reggae films/graphics/music videos
o Reggae, fashion and merchandise
o Performance/clash traditions
? Reggae Music as Business
o Role and importance of collective rights management societies and
trade associations
o Reggae music business in the digital, Internet and mobile
communication world
o Back to basics ? product development challenges (lyrics, work ethics,
quality standards and contractual relationships)
o Investing in Reggae/Jamaican music ? A case for private and public
funding
o Jamaican music: Catalyst for Jamaica?s creative industries
CONFERENCE CONCERTS
The conference will host a daily reggae showcases to entertain
participants in fine Jamaican style while at the same time exposing
some of the best of reggae?s young music talent. The conference
invites applications for music performances during the showcases; forms
may be downloaded at the
www.uwi.mona.edu.jm/conferences/2008/globalreggae. The conference will
culminate with the staging of the inaugural Reggae Academy Awards by
the Recording Industry Association of Jamaica (RIAJam) on February 24.
POSTER EXHIBITION
Poster proposals must be sent as an email attachment (Word format) by
October 12, 2007 to conference secretariat at
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published prior to the conference. Notification of acceptance will be
made by November 15, 2007.
If accepted, the primary or a listed co-researcher must register for
and attend the conference. Exhibitors will be expected to bring copies
of their abstract and 2 copies of the accepted poster(s).
We invite submission of research paper abstracts and poster proposals
by October 12, 2007. Submissions should include:
1) an abstract or proposal of not more than 300 words;
2) one copy of a cover page with name, affiliation, contact information
and short bio (75-words or less).
Send submissions to:
Kam-Au Amen
Conference Co-ordinator
Reggae Studies Unit
Institute of Caribbean Studies
Faculty of Humanities and Education
University of the West Indies, Mona
Kingston 7, Jamaica, Caribbean
Deadline for abstracts and proposals is: October 12, 2007
Deadline for final papers is: December 28, 2007
For further information contact the Global Reggae Secretariat at:
Website: http://www.mona.uwi.edu/conferences/2008/globalreggae/index.htm
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: 1 (876) 977-1951
Fax: 1 (876) 977-3430
Donna P. Hope, Ph.D.
Lecturer in Reggae Studies
Reggae Studies Unit
Faculty of Humanities and Education
UWI, Mona
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