Music, Political Activism and the State13 avril 2016, Southampton University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton SO17 1BJ One-day conference sponsored by the IMR and the University of Southampton Keynote Speaker: Professor John Street (UEA) In this one-day conference we seek to cultivate a dialogue concerning the intersections between music, political activism and the State, both among scholars from a range of disciplines and practitioners seeking to use music to contribute to social change. Whilst the importance of musical performance to political activism has long been reflected within the scholarly literature, more remains to be said about the ways that practices of protest or activist musicianship emerge in relation to the State, as an entity with a monopoly on the legitimate use of force, as a set of bureaucratic institutions (often with conflicting interests), and as a concept which individuals construct in everyday and official discourse. Particularly deserving of further attention are the ways that States – as legal institution and socially negotiated concept – may condition and create possibilities for creative musical practice. In this conference, we aim to stimulate a cross-disciplinary debate addressing a number of important questions relating to this topic:
Contributions are invited from researchers working in musicology, ethnomusicology, popular music studies, anthropology, politics, sociology and related disciplines, as well as from musicians and activists. We welcome 20-minute papers or shorter presentations for panel discussion addressing the conference themes. We particularly wish to encourage proposals involving small-scale live musical performance. Please submit a 250-word abstract, a short biographical note (including name, affiliation/independent scholar, e-mail) to andrewjgreen5@gmail.com by 1 December 2015. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by 5 January 2016. Funding is available to support travel expenses for contributing Early Career Researchers without access to alternative funding residing within the United Kingdom and Ireland. Please email Andrew Green at andrewjgreen5@gmail.com as soon as possible indicating requirements and interest. Conference organiser: Andrew Green, Institute of Musical Research Mentor: Hettie Malcomson, University of Southampton
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