‘Musicology after Postmodernism’: Critical Theory for Musicology Study Day Call for Papers In association with the Royal Musical Association and the Institute of Musical Research 2nd July 2016, Senate House, University of London Keynote Speaker: Professor James Currie (State University of New York at Buffalo) In recent decades, the postmodern turn in musicological scholarship has […]
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CFP (conf): Essence and Context: A Conference Between Music and Philosophy
INTERNATIONAL MUSICOLOGICAL CONFERENCE Essence and Context: A Conference Between Music and Philosophy Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (Tilto g. 16, Vilnius, LITHUANIA) 31st August — 3rd September 2016 Keynote speakers include: •Professor PAUL BOGHOSSIAN (New York University) •Professor VYTAUTAS LANDSBERGIS (Lithuania) •Professor JERROLD LEVINSON (University of Maryland) •Professor TAMARA LEVITZ (UCLA, Los Angeles) •Professor […]
CFP (conf): Transpositions: Music/Image
Transpositions: Music/Image, XIII. International Conference of the Department of Musicology Faculty of Music of the University of Arts in Belgrade 12 to 15 October 2016 As always sensitive to the constantly moving and changing contemporary world, of which it is said to be dominated by images, yet also to be the world of ubiquitous musics, […]
CFP (conf): RMA Music and/as Process Study Group 4th Annual Conference
2 July 2016, Bath Spa University with the support of the Centre for Musical Research at Bath Spa University This year the Music and/as Process study group extends its focus to collective working practices which involve group decision making as part of the composition process, rehearsal, or performance. The day will include practice-led presentations, workshops, […]
CFP (conf): Computer Simulation of Musical Creativity
1st Conference on Computer Simulation of Musical Creativity 17-19 June 2016 University of Huddersfield Submissions can cover both theoretical and/or practical aspects of computer simulation of musical creativity. Interdisciplinary proposals at the intersection of music, computer science, psychology and philosophy are welcome. Topics of interest may include, but are not limited to: Computer Systems systems capable […]
CFP (conf): 50 Years of Worrall: Science, Structure and Rock 'n' Roll
On 18 March 2016 this conference will celebrate the 50 years of philosopher of science, structural realist and rock guitarist extraordinaire Professor John Worrall at the London School of Economics. PhD candidates are invited to submit an unpublished essay to the 50 Years of Worrall Graduate Essay Competition. The winner will receive a copy of […]
CFP (conf): Musical Modernity, the Beautiful and the Sublime
Conference: Musical Modernity, the Beautiful and the Sublime The University of Aberdeen and the SOUND festival, Aberdeen, Scotland. 30-31st October 2015 Theodor Adorno noted the difficulty of creating new art that can be beautiful in a truthful way, eschewing any response to musical modernity that would allow its easy assimilation in terms of the traditionally […]
CFP (study day): Arrangements, performance and the work concept 1700-1900
Arrangements, performance and the work concept 1700-1900 15th June 2015, Senate House Library, London Musical arrangements have rarely been studied, although they problematize the ontological identity of the musical work as well as the notion of authorship, contributing to the debates that currently emerge when performance is conceptualized as a source of meaning. This study day […]
CFP (panel): Feminist Musicology and Contingent Labor
FEMINIST MUSICOLOGY AND CONTINGENT LABOR The crisis of contingent labor in the US academy is acute. The American Association of University Professors defines contingent employment as full- or part-time faculty in non-tenure track positions, including adjuncts and graduate student instructors. Their research shows that in 2011 (the latest year for which full data sets are […]
CFP (conf): RMA Music and/as Process Study Group 3rd Annual Conference
RMA Music and/as Process Study Group 3rd Annual Conference 6th June, Goldsmiths, University of London This year the Music and/as Process study group extends our focus on practice-led research by hosting a day of practice-led presentations (including compositions and performances) as a mini-festival. The day will take in composition, performance and lecture recitals and include […]