Howdy, Of possible interest... -----Original Message----- From: Catherine Lavender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 11:17 PM Subject: CFP: Popular Music IASPM-US Natl. Mtg. (Murfreesboro, 30 Sep-2 Oct 1999) >CONFERENCE ANN0UNCEMENT/CALL FOR PAPERS > >IAPSM-US (International Association for the Study of Popular Music, United >States Branch) 1999 National Meeting. > >WHEN: Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 1999 > >WHERE: Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), Murfreesboro, TN > > > DON'T STOP TILL YOU GET ENOUGH: POPULAR MUSIC > >The 1999 IASPM/U.S. conference welcomes papers on the cultural roles of >music and musicians; the means by which music gets to its audiences; and >the ways in which music is interpreted and used by listeners in a variety >of contexts. Within this broad frame, the conference will focus >especially on consumption practices. In the study of popular music, >attention is sometimes focused on producers at the expense of consumers: >we still understand and investigate very little who it is who >listens to popular music, how they hear it, and how that music affects >their lives. Thus we encourage papers on this topic. In addition, we >welcome disciplinary and interdisciplinary examinations of (among other >topics): > >* various histories and traditions in popular music >* institutions, politics, and popular music >* race and popular music >* the dominant discourses of popular music/popular music studies >* gender studies and its relation to popular music studies >* technology and new media >* authorship issues in popular music >* performance theory and performance styles >* new ways of understanding both "popular" and "music" > >GRAD STUDENT AWARDS: IASPM-US will offer three awards of $200 each to the >three best papers presented by graduate students. > >ABOUT THE LOCATION: Murfreesboro is located approximately 35 miles from >Nashville. We will plan several panels, speakers, and recreational >activites around music-making activities in the Nashville area. > >Deadline for proposals: May 15, 1999 > >Please send all proposals to (submissions by e-mail are strongly >encouraged): > >Professor Thomas Swiss >Chair, Program Committee >e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >1514 Buresh Ave >Iowa City IA 52245 > > >For more info, contact: > >Professor Paul Fischer >Dept. of Recording Industry >Box 21 >Middle Tennessee State University >Murfreesboro, TN 37132 >Phone: (615) 898-5470 >FAX (615) 898 5682 >e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >conference info is also available at: www.mtsu.edu/~pfischer >
