CONVOCATORIA

REVISTA COLOMBIANA DE ANTROPOLOGÍA

INSTITUTO COLOMBIANO DE ANTROPOLOGÍA E HISTORIA, ICANH

Dossier: Tendencias actuales de la Bioantropología en Colombia

Editores Invitados:

Miguel E. Delgado B.

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). División Antropología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Javier Rosique

Departamento de Antropología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia.

La Revista Colombiana de Antropología invita a estudiantes de postgrado, profesores universitarios, investigadores y académicos en antropología, arqueología y disciplinas afines a presentar artículos inéditos sobre diferentes temas y enfoques de la bioantropología en Colombia.

Recientemente la bioantropología en nuestro país ha tenido un notable desarrollo gracias a la preocupación de un variado grupo de investigadores, profesores universitarios, estudiantes de grado y postgrado en antropología y otras disciplinas. Prueba de ello son los tradicionales simposios en los congresos de antropología y arqueología que desde hace algunos años se vienen llevando acabo en el país con bastante éxito. Igualmente la idea de organizarse profesionalmente y la celebración del primer encuentro oficial de antropología biológica en Colombia en el marco del pasado 13er Congreso de Antropología en el año 2009 sugieren un creciente interés en la disciplina. En este contexto consideramos que es pertinente abrir una convocatoria de trabajos inéditos que den cuenta de las actuales tendencias de investigación de la bioantropología en nuestro país.

La presente convocatoria está abierta a artículos que aborden aspectos teóricos y metodológicos y que provengan de investigaciones enmarcadas en diferentes proyectos y líneas de investigación. El dossier está compuesto por tres ejes principales, el primero intenta abordar reflexiones teóricas sobre la práctica investigativa y la enseñanza de la bioantropología en nuestro país. Un segundo eje contempla contribuciones sobre diversos aspectos teórico-metodológicos de la investigación de los grupos humanos contemporáneos. Finalmente el tercer eje esta compuesto por artículos que presenten nuevos aportes al conocimiento de los grupos que habitaron el país en tiempos prehispánicos. Se espera que los autores puedan integrar de manera explícita, clara y sucinta aspectos de la teoría y método de la antropología al interior de sus contribuciones. Así mismo se recomienda a los autores incluir contribuciones con un alto estándar de calidad.

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La RCA es una publicación semestral indexada nacional e internacionalmente, que se edita desde 1953. Los artículos son sometidos a evaluación anónima por pares especializados. Está incluida en las siguientes bases bibliográficas e índices internacionales de citación: Internacional Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), The London School of Economics and Political Science; Hispanic American Periodical Index (HAPI) de la Universidad de California, Los Ángeles; Anthropological Index Online del Royal Anthropological Institute de Inglaterra; Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (CLASE), de la Universidad Autónoma de México; Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS), de la Biblioteca del Congreso de los Estados Unidos; Directorio de LATINDEX (Sistema regional de información en línea para revistas científicas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal); e IBN Publindex de Colciencias, Colombia.

Normas de presentación de artículos

Formato del texto: La RCA recomienda que los artículos sometidos a evaluación cuenten con introducción, metodología, conclusiones y bibliografía actualizada.

Esta convocatoria solicita artículos cortos de máximo 25 páginas (incluyendo citas, notas a pie de página, tablas, leyendas de figuras y referencias bibliográficas), y estar digitados en letra Times New Roman, 12 puntos, a doble espacio, en hoja tamaño carta, con márgenes izquierda y derecha de 2,5 cm y superior e inferior de 3 cm. En cuanto a la bibliografía y las referencias la revista utiliza el sistema APA Academic.

La primera página debe incluir: título del artículo, nombre del autor, correo electrónico, y una breve nota sobre los estudios realizados y la afiliación institucional del mismo -máximo tres líneas-. Es indispensable que incluya además el resumen (130 palabras) y palabras clave en español e inglés, así como un breve comentario acerca del origen del artículo (investigación, curso, revisión bibliográfica, reflexión personal, etc.)

Para ver las normas de presentación de artículos lo invitamos a visitar nuestra página web:

http://www.icanh.gov.co/index.php?idcategoria=1302

Los originales deben ser remitidos vía correo electrónico a:

los editores invitados: medelgado@fcnym.unlp.edu.ar, csrogrja@antares.udea.edu.co. Con copia al Editor de la Revista Colombiana de Antropología, Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia – ICANH

rca.icanh@gmail.com

Fecha límite para la recepción de artículos: 1 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2011

CFP: Symposium on African American Culture & Philosophy: "Afro-Latin America: Rethinking, Identity, Politics and Culture"

Call for Papers

The 27th Annual Symposium on African American Culture & Philosophy

Afro-Latin America:
Rethinking, Identity, Politics and Culture

Plenary Speaker: Dr. Gwendolyn Midlo-Hall, Michigan State University

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kim Butler, Rutgers University

African American Studies and Research Center
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
December 1-3, 2011

In recent decades we have witnessed an outpouring of new research on African-descended
communities throughout Latin America. Black political organizing and grassroots activism have
also exploded in the region, as activists from Colombia to Puerto Rico have sought to increase
the visibility of ongoing questions related to black socioeconomic marginalization. These
endeavors continue to unfold however, within colonial and neoliberal contexts that frequently
interpret Afro-Latin histories and political mobilizations as auxiliary to or subsumed within other
local or national narratives. In particular, black cultural expressions are frequently depoliticized
within the realm of “folklore,” or highly racialized within Latin American film, performance culture,
and national mythology.

Though Latin America has the largest populations of African-descended people outside of
Africa, recent events illuminate the recurring tendency for black histories, cultures and political
expressions to be pushed to the margins of conferences on Latin America, minimizing of the
roles of the multitude of communities of African descent in shaping the contemporary realities
and interactions with nation states. For this reason, there remains an acute need for public
intellectual spaces that privilege Latin American blackness, and rigorously examine the
discourses around it. Thus, the time is certainly propitious to assess the state and direction of
the field of the African Diaspora in Latin America. The symposium responds to this call by
exploring various ways to locate interrogations of Afro-Latin America squarely within the larger
framework of the African Diaspora.

Our focus is designed: (1) to initiate interventionist dialogues about the African presence in Latin
America (2) to generate interaction and discussion around some of the more salient concerns in
the field and (3) to publish selected papers from the proceedings. Through a variety of prisms,
our sessions will promote a reevaluation of African-descended communities vis-à-vis their
agency and objectives past and present. In this manner, we will consider exciting new directions
that African diasporic research is capable of taking when Latin American blackness is placed at
the center.

This conference is framed with the eve of 2012 in mind, a year that marks the bicentennial of
Cuba’s “Aponte Movement” of 1812, and the centennial of Cuba’s “Little War of 1912,” which
followed the organization of the first black political party in the western hemisphere. Albeit one
hundred years apart, both episodes were met with bloody state repressions that became crucial
barometers for the possibilities of racial equity throughout the region. Furthermore, both
anniversaries point to many forms of black resistance throughout the Americas, in colonial and
postcolonial times.

We seek papers and panels from across the disciplines on such sample topics as:

African-descended Communities in Iberia from Medieval to Early Modern Times
The Experiences of Afro-Jamaicans under Spanish Rule
African-descended Women in Colonial and or Post Colonial Latin America
Relations among Native, African, and Asian Communities in Latin America
Religious Interactions among African Theologies, Christianity, and Islam
Relations among Hispanic and non-Hispanic Antilleans at Home and Abroad
Dominicans, Haitians, and Africans in the United States and Spain
Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking Communities in Belize, Curaçao, St. Croix, and Trinidad-Tobago
Marronage and other Forms of Militant Resistance
Afro-Latin Americans in the Military
Afro-Latin Americans in Sports Industries
Afro-Latin Americans in Entertainment Industries
Afro-Latin Americans as Authors and Protagonists in Literature
Afro-Cuban Exiles, 1845-2010
Gender, Sexuality and Hip-hop Culture
Blackness and the Spanish American Wars of Independence
Black History, Culture, and Politics in Argentina and the Andes
Black Identity and Spanish Identity in the Central American Republics
Recent Research on Afro-Mexican History and Culture
Racial Belonging and Exclusion in Post-special Cuba

Send paper and panel submissions by May 2, 2011 to:

Venetria K. Patton, Director African American Studies
27th Annual Symposium on Philosophy & Culture
Beering Hall, Room 6182
100 North University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098
Email abstracts to: aasrc@purdue.edu [Include “Abstract” in subject line]
Website: http://www.cla.purdue.edu/african-american/

Becas de Viaje para Investigación

Becas de Viaje para Investigación
LILLAS - Colección Latinoamericana Nettie Lee Benson
Convocatoria para el período académico 2011–2012

El Instituto Teresa Lozano Long de Estudios Latinoamericanos (LLILAS) y la Colección Latinoamericana Benson de la Universidad de Texas en Austin tienen el placer de anunciar la siguiente convocatoria para investigadores de México y Centroamérica.

A partir del año 2011, LLILAS y la Colección Benson otorgarán un máximo de siete becas para llevar a cabo investigación en las importantes colecciones de manuscritos, libros, y otros materiales relacionados con México y Centroamérica que alberga la Colección Benson de la Universidad de Texas en Austin.

La beca está dirigida a investigadores con título de Doctorado y profesionales de museos de arte o instituciones de investigación con sustancial experiencia profesional; así como estudiantes mexicanos y centroamericanos en trayectoria de doctorado. Cada beca consiste en un máximo de $3,000 dólares, los cuales pueden ser utilizados para cubrir gastos de transporte aéreo y alojamiento.

Los interesados deberán remitir su solicitud antes del 25 de marzo de 2011 a las oficinas del LLILAS. Para más detalles visite:

http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/centers-and-programs/mexico/fellowships.php#Benson-LLILAS

O, contacte a Gail Sanders (g.sanders@austin.utexas.edu), Coordinadora del Centro Mexicano de LLILAS. Teléfono 512.232.2423.

Ethno job in New Zealand

Lectureship in Pacific Music and World Music and/or Popular Music

https://otago.taleo.net/careersection/2/joblist.ftl?lang=en (job number 1100140)

Please find below details of a position we are advertising at the University of Otago, New Zealand. The appointee will be a specialist in Pacific Music and World Music and/or Popular Music, and will join a flourishing department that offers musical diversity across teaching, research and performance. Otago has developed strengths in the fields of ethnomusicology and popular music at all levels of teaching and in research, and the appointee will help consolidate these areas. Informal enquiries are welcome to Professor Henry Johnson, Head of Department (henry.johnson@otago.ac.nz)

The Lecturer in Music is expected to contribute to the research and teaching efforts of the Department. The appointee will be a specialist in the area of Pacific Music and in addition will also be expected to teach in the area of World Music and/or Popular Music. The Department is strengthening its offerings in these areas and the position requires advanced knowledge of relevant theoretical issues and culture areas. Candidates are advised to assess other areas within the Department to which they might be able to contribute. Administrative duties will be agreed upon in consultation with the Head of Department. A completed PhD is required, as well as proven potential for distinguished scholarship and effective teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The Department of Music offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees within a musically diverse curriculum. Pacific music is an established area in the Department, which includes strong links with Pacific Studies and related fields, and the successful applicant would support this field in teaching and research. The successful applicant will also be supportive to colleagues and students across the whole range of the department’s work, willing to participate in interdisciplinary activities in research and teaching, and a good contributor to the strategic and detailed planning of the Department’s work.

CFP: Music and Everyday Life

Music and Everyday Life

2011 Midwest Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Meeting

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, April 8-10, 2011

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Harris M. Berger, Texas A&M University

The Midwest Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology (MIDSEM) will hold its annual meeting April 8-10, 2011. MIDSEM welcomes proposals from SEM members, students, teachers, and anyone working in related fields. Submissions from musicology, music theory, communications, media studies, folklore, performance studies, and popular culture studies are particularly welcomed. Regional SEM meetings offer a unique opportunity for students to present works in progress and gain valuable conference experience and MIDSEM particularly encourages graduate and undergraduate students to submit abstracts. The JaFran Jones Award is awarded annually to the best student paper.

The conference theme for the 2011 meeting will be “Music and Everyday Life.” We especially encourage proposals related to the following themes:

• Portable Music Technologies
• Phenomenological Ethnomusicology
• Music-Making and the Maintenance of Community
• Mediated Performance Technologies (Karaoke, Guitar Hero, DDR, etc.)
• Circulation of Music-Related Commodities

Informal Music Pedagogies

Proposals on other topics relevant to ethnomusicology are also welcome. We welcome submissions for scholarly papers (20-minute presentation, 10-minute discussion immediately following), organized panels of three or four papers, poster sessions, lecture-demonstrations, film/video screenings, or workshops.

Paper proposals should include an abstract of no more than 250 words; panel proposals should include a 250-word abstract for each paper plus a 200-word panel abstract. Please include with your proposal: the name(s) of presenter(s), institutional affiliation, title of presentation, format of presentation (paper, panel, poster, workshop, etc.), A/V equipment requirements, e-mail address, and phone number. These should be sent by e-mail to: Jeremy Wallach, MIDSEM President, jeremyw@bgsu.edu, with the exact subject line: MIDSEM 2011 Proposal Submission.

Deadline: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 11:59 PM, Eastern Standard Time

The program committee will notify participants of acceptances by February 20, 2011.

Program Committee, MIDSEM 2011: Jeremy Wallach (Chair), Kate Brucher, Sonja Downing, David Harnish, Jesse Johnston, David McDonald, Katherine Meizel, Ruth Rosenberg.

For more information, please contact:

Jeremy Wallach
Associate Professor
Department of Popular Culture
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0190
(419) 372-8204
fax (419) 372-2577
jeremyw@bgsu.edu

Premio Otto Mayer-Serra de Investigación Musical/Otto Mayer-Serra Award for Music Research

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The Otto Mayer-Serra Award for Music Research

The University of California Riverside and the Center for Iberian and Latin-
American Music (CILAM) call for submissions for the Otto Mayer-Serra Award,
given annually for the best unpublished article on Latin American music.

Award

A single, undivided award of 1,500 USD; the award-winning essay will be
published in the Latin American Music Review.

Eligibility

All scholars are eligible to apply, regardless of age, nationality or place of
residence.

Administration

The winner will be selected by a committee of outside reviewers, nominated by
CILAM. The names of the committee members will be made public after a
decision has been reached. The committee’s decision is final and may not be
appealed. If no submission is deemed worthy the prize may not be awarded. The
committee may disqualify any participant who does not meet the requirements
established by this call.

Application process

A completed application will consist of the following:

1. Authors of articles to be considered for the award should submit one
complete copy in word doc or pdf format as an attachment to an email
addressed to Benicia Jacob (benicia.jacob@ucr.edu). Articles should not exceed
40 pages, inclusive of references, illustrations, and musical examples. All
material should be double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman Font, with
margins of at least one inch.

2. To allow for the anonymous review of submissions, the author’s name should
appear only in the cover letter, which should also contain the full title of the
submission and all relevant contact information. Authors should avoid
identifying themselves in the manuscript itself (title page, header, notes) or in
the file information.

3. The article must be unpublished and written in Spanish or Portuguese and will
be published correspondingly in either language.
Application deadline: April 15, 2011. The winner of the prize will be notified in
June 2011.

After being notified, the winning author will submit publication-quality musical
examples and illustrations in TIFF (300dpi) and the text in Word format. The
author will be responsible for arranging the corresponding permits for
publication.

The Otto Mayer-Serra Prize for Music Research was sponsored in 2008 by
Instrumenta Oaxaca, Gobierno del Estado de Oaxaca, Fundación para las Letras
Mexicanas, Coordinación de Difusión Cultural UNAM, Instituto Nacional de
Bellas Artes and Pauta.



CONVOCATORIA

PREMIO OTTO MAYER-SERRA DE INVESTIGACIÓN MUSICAL


La Universidad de California Riverside y el Centro para la Música Ibérica y
Latinoamericana (CILAM) convocan a la presentación de artículos para el Premio
Internacional de Investigación Musical Otto Mayer-Serra, otorgado al mejor
artículo sobre música latinoamericana.

Premio

El premio, único e indivisible, consiste en un monto de 1,500 Dólares y la
publicación del texto en la Latin American Music Review/Revista de Música
Latinoamericana.

Bases

El concurso tiene carácter internacional. Podrán participar todos los autores, sin
importar su edad, lugar de residencia o nacionalidad, que en forma individual
presenten un ensayo sobre la música de América Latina.

El ensayo deberá ser inédito y no premiado con anterioridad.

El jurado será nombrado por CILAM y estará integrado por investigadores de
reconocido prestigio internacional. La composición del jurado se hará pública
hasta la emisión del fallo y su decisión será inapelable. Es facultad del jurado
descalificar cualquier trabajo que no cumpla con alguno de los requisitos
marcados por esta convocatoria. El premio podrá ser declarado desierto.

Procedimiento

1. Los trabajos deberán ser enviados en formato Word o pdf, anexos a un correo
electrónico dirigido a Benicia Jacob (benicia.jacob@ucr.edu). El texto deberá
tener una extensión máxima de 40 cuartillas a doble espacio, Times New
Roman, 12 Pts., márgenes no menores de 2.5 cm, incluyendo ejemplos
musicales, gráficos, tablas, referencias y apéndices.

2. Para permitir la revisión anónima de los textos el nombre del autor aparecerá
solamente en el mensaje de correo electrónico, el cual deberá contener también
el título del artículo y todos los datos necesarios para establecer contacto con el
autor. Los autores deberán evitar identificarse tanto en el texto del artículo
como en el documento en general (encabezado, notas, etc.).

3. El texto será enviado en español o en portugués y, de ganar, será publicado
como tal.


La fecha límite de recepción de trabajos es el 15 de abril de 2011. El resultado
del concurso se dará a conocer durante el mes de junio de 2011.

En caso de ser declarado ganador, los gráficos y ejemplos musicales
correspondientes al trabajo deberán ser entregados en formato TIFF (300 dpi) y
los archivos de texto en formato Word. El autor será responsable de tramitar los
permisos de reproducción de música y de gráficos.

El Premio Internacional de Investigación Musical Otto Mayer-Serra fue
patrocinado en 2008 por Instrumenta Oaxaca, Gobierno del Estado de Oaxaca,
Fundación para las Letras Mexicanas, Coordinación de Difusión Cultural UNAM,
Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y la revista Pauta.



CONVOCATÓRIA

PRÊMIO OTTO MAYER-SERRA DE PESQUISA EM MÚSICA


A Universidade da Califórnia em Riverside e o Centro para a Música Ibérica e
Latino-Americana (CILAM) abrem uma chamada para a apresentação de artigos
para o Prêmio Internacional de Pesquisa em Música Otto Mayer-Serra, outorgado
ao melhor artigo sobre música latino-americana.

Prêmio

O prêmio, único e indivisível, consiste em uma quantia de 1.500 Dólares e a
publicação do texto na Latin American Music Review/Revista de Música
Latinoamericana.

Bases

O concurso tem caráter internacional. Poderão participar todos os autores, sem
importar idade, residência ou nacionalidade, que de maneira individual
apresentem um ensaio sobre a música da América Latina.

O ensaio deverá ser inédito e não premiado anteriormente.

A comissão julgadora será nomeada pelo CILAM e será integrada por
investigadores de reconhecido prestígio internacional. A decisão da comissão
julgadora será inapelável. Cabe à comissão julgadora desqualificar qualquer
trabalho que não cumpra com os requisitos delineados nesta convocatória. O
prêmio poderá não ser atribuído.

Procedimentos

1. Os trabalhos deverão ser enviados em formato Word ou pdf, anexos a um e-
mail dirigido a Benicia Jacob (benicia.jacob@ucr.edu). O texto deverá ter uma
extensão máxima de 40 pautas em espaçamento duplo, fonte Times New
Roman, 12 Pts., margens não menores do que 2.5 cm, incluindo exemplos
musicais, imagens, tabelas, referências e apêndices.

2. Para permitir a revisão anônima dos textos, o nome do autor aparecerá
somente no corpo do e-mail, o qual deverá conter também o título do artigo e
todos os dados necessários para estabelecer contato com o autor. Os autores
deverão evitar identificar-se tanto no texto do artigo como no documento em
geral (cabeçalho, notas, etc.).

3. O texto será enviado em espanhol ou em português e, caso seja o vencedor,
será publicado como tal.


A data-limite de recepção dos trabalhos é 15 de abril de 2011. O resultado do
concurso será dado a conhecer durante o mês de junho de 2011.

Caso seja declarado vencedor, o candidato deverá enviar as imagens e exemplos
musicais correspondentes ao trabalho em formato TIFF (300 dpi) e os arquivos
de texto em formato Word. O autor será responsável por obter as autorizações
de reprodução de música e imagens.

O Prêmio Internacional de Pesquisa em Música Otto Mayer-Serra foi patrocinado
em 2008 por Instrumenta Oaxaca, Governo do Estado de Oaxaca, Fundação para
as Letras Mexicanas, Coordenação de Difusão Cultural UNAM, Instituto Nacional
de Belas Artes e a revista Pauta.

BOSTON COLLEGE, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN DIASPORA STUDIES PROGRAM (AADS) DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP

BOSTON COLLEGE, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN DIASPORA STUDIES PROGRAM (AADS) DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP

Targeted Fields
Humanities. Social Sciences.

Open To
Students Working on Doctoral Dissertation.

Citizenship
No citizenship requirements.

Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must complete all requirements for the PhD, aside from the dissertation, by the start of the fellowship year. The fellow must remain in residence for the 9-month academic year, deliver one public lecture, and teach one seminar course.

Stipend
Stipend of $30,000 plus health insurance, a $1,500 research budget, and a fully equipped office.

Deadline
1/21/2011

Program Description
One award offered for dissertation research on any topic within African and/or African Diaspora studies. The successful applicant will have full access to Boston College's seven libraries as well as several rare books and manuscripts collections. Awards support one year of research.

For More Information
Chair

AADS Fellowship Committee
Boston College
301 Lyons Hall
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3806

(617) 552-8000
aads@bc.edu
www.bc.edu/schools/cas/aads/resources/dissfellowship.html

CFP: EMP Pop Conference at UCLA

Cash Rules Everything Around Me: Music and Money
2011 EMP Pop Conference at UCLA
Feb 24 – 27, 2011
Los Angeles, California
Jointly sponsored by Experience Music Project and the UCLA Department of Musicology

“The best things in life are free, but you can give them to the birds and bees, I need money!” Motown founder Berry Gordy co-wrote it, Barrett Strong sang it, and John Lennon’s vocal in the Beatles cover offered a fervent affirmation. By the time Wu-Tang Clan recorded “C.R.E.A.M.,” however, chasing bucks in pop found kinship more with high stakes gundowns and teens behind bars. For this year’s Pop Conference, the tenth annual meeting and first outside of Seattle, we invite presentations on a matter Los Angeles knows well: the relationship between song and paycheck – or, to invoke the O’Jays hit “For the Love of Money,” bass line and bottom line.

Topics can cover any era or style of music and may include, but are not limited to:

-Selling out: self-objectification and compromise, but also selling out as breaking out-- codebreaking and innovation
-- The music industry, past, present, and (?) future, from records to radio and retail; impresarios in idolatry; the current slump and pop through boom and bust, affluence and scarcity
--Money, bling, “Life in the Fast Lane,” etc. as a topic in song and discourse: how different genres view commercialism differently; charity and social consciousness as rival impulses
--Class as operating force; profitable music and blurred hierarchy, the working class and “Don’t Get Above Your Raisin’”-- how class-bound assumptions affect musical valuation
--Los Angeles in the pop imaginary, a place that has never pretended music is a solely artistic enterprise
--“Capital (It Fails Us Now)”: payola blues, the pervasive sense of the business as (to quote Hunter S. Thompson) a “long shallow money trench” and distillation of capitalism’s inequities
--Globalization and monetization: pop as international product, differing national and regional approaches to music merchandising
--Patronage: sponsorships, institutions as support structures for pop, music in advertising
--Financing musical production: the aesthetics of hi-fi -- as David & David once sang, “all that money makes such a succulent sound”

The EMP Pop Conference, launched in 2002, joins academics, critics, performers, and dedicated fans in a rare common discussion. The conference is jointly sponsored in 2011 by the Department of Musicology at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and by the Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame. This year’s program committee members are: Jasen Emmons (EMP/SFM), Robert Fink (UCLA), Gaye Theresa Johnson (UCSB), writer Maura Johnston, Josh Kun (USC), Katherine Meizel (Oberlin), filmmaker Jim Mendiola, Ann Powers (Los Angeles Times), writer-musician Tim Quirk, Jeffrey Rabhan (NYU), and biographer David Ritz.

Please send proposals of 250 words, with 50 word bio, to Eric Weisbard (University of Alabama): Eric.Weisbard at gmail.com. Deadline for proposals is Friday, October 15. Panel proposals, specifying either 90 minutes 120, should include both overview language and individual proposals/ bios, or overview and bios only for roundtable discussions. We welcome unorthodox proposals and proposals aimed explicitly at a general interest audience. Registration is free for presenters and the public. For more information, go to http://www.empsfm.org/education/

NY Folklore Society Graduate Student Conference: Latino Folk Culture and Expressive Traditions

NY Folklore Society Graduate Student Conference
Latino Folk Culture and Expressive Traditions

November 20, 2010
New York University
New York, NY 10012
Call for Proposals


For over 65 years, the New York Folklore Society (NYFS) has held an annual conference, typically with guest speakers, such as master artists and academic scholars, who have addressed a particular theme. This year, in collaboration with NYU’s Latino Studies and Latin American Studies Departments, we invite graduate students to present their work on Latino Folk Culture and Expressive Traditions. In this way, students will be given a platform at a local conference to share their work and connect with other young academics from around the state. The NYFS seeks to encourage young scholars to continue their studies and become active contributors to the fields of folklore, ethnomusicology, anthropology and more.

Theme: Latino Folk Culture and Expressive Traditions
A cumbia group belting-out Colombian tunes at an outdoor cumbiamba, a Peruvian curandero diagnosing a patient through the use of animals, a Mexican family building a Diá de los Muertos altar in their home, a décima verse sung by a Puerto Rican jibaro—all of these are examples of Latino Expressive Traditions. While some of these forms have roots in African traditions and others have roots in Indigenous traditions, all are considered Latino Expressive Traditions or Folk Arts. These traditions speak to what Latinos say, believe, make, know and do---things that they first learned from their families and community.

The length and breadth of Latino traditions literally covers two continents; and transnational migration to major US cities such as Miami, Chicago, San Antonio, Newark and New York have ensured that the impact of Latino culture continues to be profound. We support papers which explore the topic of Latino Expressive Traditions from both the homeland perspective and immigrant perspective. We particularly encourage papers that address Latino traditions in New York’s tri-state area.

Students can cover any number of topics related to traditional performing arts, materials arts, vernacular culture, sacred arts, etc. as long as the research is with a particular Latino group. While attendees should be graduate students from any academic program; they do not have to major in folklore or Latino studies. Participants can be ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, historians, etc.

Questions? Please contact: Dr. Ellen McHale, nyfs@nyfolklore.org, 518-346-7008

Curso para lideres afrodescendientes en latin america

CURSO INTERAMERICANO

PARTICIPACION E INCIDENCIA DE LOS AFRO DESCENDIENTES EN LA ORGANIZACION DE ESTADOS AMERICANOS (OEA)
WASHINGTON DC 11-18 DE SETIEMBRE, 2010
ANTECENDENTES

Los Estados miembros de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) han ido aprobando una serie de
resoluciones para promover la participación de la sociedad civil en las diferentes áreas de trabajo de la
organización, incluyendo la Asamblea General, las sesiones especiales del Comité de Asuntos Jurídicos y
Políticos, así como en el proceso de Cumbres de las Américas. Al mismo tiempo muchas organizaciones
de la sociedad civil han dado importantes pasos para poder utilizar todos los espacios disponibles y de
involucrarse en el proceso de Cumbres.

Global Rights Partners for Justice, con el apoyo de la Fundación Interamericana hemos venido
participando en los distintos espacios con el fin de incrementar la participación de las organizaciones afro
descendientes en las actividades de la OEA. En los últimos cuatro años hemos realizado eventos y
talleres de capacitación con el fin de estimular una mayor presencia de organizaciones afro descendientes
en la organización regional. De hecho, hoy más de 16 organizaciones Afro descendientes se han inscrito y
otras 4 esperan su registro; pero aun faltan muchas mas para incrementar nuestra presencia.
Realizamos eventos paralelos a las Asambleas Generales, con el objetivo de visibilizar la situación de los
Afro descendientes en la región. Al mismo tiempo hemos venido siguiendo muy de cerca los procesos de
Cumbres de las Américas, en especial de cara a la Cumbre que se realizo en Puerto España, Trinidad y
Tobago en abril del 2009.

Con el objetivo de incrementar la participación de los Afro descendientes en la OEA, realizaremos el VI
curso de capacitación en la Ciudad de Washington D.C. del 11-18 de septiembre, con el objetivo de
acercar la OEA a líderes de organizaciones afro descendientes de América Latina pertenecientes a
redes regionales, para que conozcan de cerca cuales son los mecanismos de participación de la sociedad
civil y cuales son los espacios políticos que las organizaciones afro descendientes tienen que conocer y
utilizar.

Como referencia, es necesario mencionar que la OEA ha venido incrementando el rol de la sociedad civil
en sus iniciativas. En 1999, el Consejo Permanente aprobó la resolución CP/RES.759 (1217/99) “Guías
de participación de la sociedad civil en las distintas actividades de la OEA”, donde se plantea el alcance
de la participación de las organizaciones sociales en las distintas instancias de la OEA.
En marzo del 2003, el Consejo Permanente de la OEA aprobó la resolución CP/RES.840 (1361/03)
“Estrategias para incrementar y fortalecer la participación de la sociedad civil en las actividades de la
OEA”, donde se planteó la promoción de una participación mas activa en el proceso de registro de ONGs
ante la OEA. En junio del mismo año, en la XXXIII Asamblea General de Santiago de Chile, hubo un
dialogo informal entre las ONGs y los Ministerios de Relaciones Exteriores de los Estados Miembros y
con el Secretario General, lo que ha hecho que desde entonces se haya institucionalizado este dialogo.
En la actualidad la mayoría de los Estados miembros han reconocido que la participación de la sociedad
civil es indispensable para el desarrollo de la democracia real en el Hemisferio Occidental.

OBJETIVOS
Los objetivos del curso de capacitación son:
Un mayor conocimiento de parte de las organizaciones afro descendientes sobre como funciona
la Organización de Estados Americanos y algunos de sus órganos; el Comité de Asuntos Jurídicos
y Políticos; las Asambleas Generales de la Organización de Estados Americanos; el Proceso de
Cumbres de las Américas y la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos.
Promover un mayor registro de las organizaciones afro descendientes en la OEA.
Compartir experiencias sobre el combate a la discriminación racial en América Latina.

DIRIGIDO A:
Abogados o activistas en derechos humanos afro descendientes residentes en América Latina con poca o
ninguna experiencia sobre la Organización de Estados Americanos, con el compromiso de compartir los
conocimientos adquiridos en su organización y país.

Global Rights cubrirá todos los gastos relacionados con el curso, incluyendo tiquete aéreo, hospedaje en
habitación doble y viáticos para gastos personales durante su estadía en Washington.

APLICAR:
Enviar una carta de no más de dos páginas en portugués o español planteando las razones por las
cuales quiere aplicar, una copia del CV (hoja de vida) y una carta de referencia de la organización
o Red que los está apoyando a latinamerica@globalrights.org

Fecha límite para recibir solicitudes será el 30 de julio del 2010. Global Rights no se responsabiliza
por la solicitud de visa de los de los participantes para ingresar a los Estados Unidos. Sin embargo,
se enviaran cartas a los consulados de las personas seleccionadas en caso necesario.

3er Congreso Iberoamericano de Cultura: Las Músicas Iberoamericanas En El Siglo XXI

Ya falta menos de un mes para algo que podría ser el congreso más importante sobre los estudios musicales que se haya visto en Colombia desde el congreso latinoamericano de la Asociación Internacional para el Estudio de la Música Popular (IASPM) en Bogotá en el 2000. Se trata del 3er Congreso Iberoamericano de Cultura: Las Músicas Iberoamericanas En El Siglo XXI, del 30 de junio al 4 de julio en Medellin, con los ejes temáticos de: I. Músicas de Iberoamérica: lenguajes, prácticas y movimientos, II. La industria de la música, III. Musicalización ciudadana, IV. Música y políticas culturales.

Los países asistentes son: Venezuela, Uruguay, República Dominicana, Perú, México, Honduras, Guatemala, Francia, Estados Unidos, España, Salvador, Ecuador, Cuba, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, Brasil, Bolivia, Bélice y Argentina, con la participación de académicos como Ana María Ochoa, George Yúdice, José Jorge de Carvalho, Juan Pablo González, y de músicos como el Quinteto Astor Piazzolla, de Argentina; Silvio Rodríguez y los Van Van, de Cuba; Susana Baca, del Perú; Aterciopelados y Alfredo Gutiérrez, de Colombia, entre muchos otros; darán conciertos en la ciudad de manera gratuita (“una toma musical de la ciudad”).

Es decir, una vaina grandísima.

Aparte de las conferencias y conciertos, me parece importante – sobre todo para los cultores - que va a haber participación del mercado cultural:

“el espacio propicio para que empresarios culturales de todo el mundo conozcan las mejores propuestas producidas en Iberoamérica, en general, y en Colombia, en particular, con el propósito de que puedan ser programadas en festivales, circuitos artísticos, salas especializadas, teatros y ferias culturales. La Rueda de Negocios, eje central del Mercado Cultural, tendrá cerca de 100 empresarios internacionales de la cadena de valor del negocio de la música, entre festivales, sellos disqueros, agencias de contratación y empresas editoriales pertenecientes a países de mercados estratégicos para el producto iberoamericano como Estados Unidos, España, México, Brasil, Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador y Perú. También estarán los representantes de redes y circuitos internacionales tales como: ADIMI (Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Música Iberoamericana), ABRAFIM (Asociación Brasilera de Festivales Independientes) y EFWMF (European Forum of World Music Festivals). El Mercado Cultural de Medellín contará con 21 muestras artísticas seleccionadas y curadas a través de una convocatoria hecha a nivel iberoamericano; una Feria dedicada a la exhibición de productos y servicios culturales, que estará abierta al público los 4 días del Congreso y que contará con una amplia oferta que incluye, entre otros, servicios educativos, venta de discos, instrumentos, equipamientos y otros servicios del espectáculo.”

Así que pilas, músicos.

Para los que, como yo, no pueden estar en Medellín en esas fechas, supuestamente se va a poder participar o al menos ver los eventos a través de la página web del congreso y presuntamente por Teleantioquia (que también se puede ver por internet, como en tvcartel.org).

El agenda de eventos se encuentra aquí

Un brochure con toda la información relevante

Hasta un video sacaron, para que vean la cantidad de plata que habrán metido:

Página Web | 3er Congreso Iberoamericano de Cultura

Brochure | 3er Congreso Iberoamericano de Cultura – Medellin 2010

Facebook | Tercer Congreso Iberoamericano de Cultura

YouTube | Tercer Congreso Iberoamericano de Cultura

Conferencia sobre cimarrones en Jamaica

The Second International Maroon Conference
June 21-23, Charles Town, Portland, Jamaica

This inter- and multi-disciplinary project seeks papers and panels that explore representations of Maroon culture in literature, art, music, film, theatre, and history.

This conference strives to increase awareness of Maroon contributions to contemporary societies, bringing together Maroons with scholars interested in Maroon heritage and indigenous cultures. In addition to exploring Maroon history and culture, the various events aim to develop strategies for sustainable development and wealth creation in Maroon communities.
With the theme, "Meet me in the Circle," the conference aims to establish a "Maroon Connection" beyond Jamaica, reaching out to communities in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, South America, and Africa. The conference will host cultural events to commemorate the Annual Quao's Victory Day (June 23).
Please send abstracts by April 20 to fbotkin@towson.edu

Ritual, Celebration, and Festival

Announcing a new book series:

Ritual, Celebration, and Festival

Jack Santino, series editor, and Utah State University Press announce a series of books on ritual, festival, and celebration, including holidays, carnivals, and public or social events such as political demonstrations and death commemorations. The editor and publisher solicit submissions from various disciplines, including anthropology, folklore, history, and religious studies, as well as scholars in American studies, cultural studies, ethnomusicology, performance studies, and popular culture. The series will comprise analytical and theoretical works, of 120,000 words or less, that are based on ethnographic and/or documentary research and directed at scholars, students, and educated general readers.

Interested authors should send a prospectus, including a synopsis, an outline or table of contents, one or two sample chapters (such as an introduction), and a CV to jsantino@bgsu.edu or to Jack Santino, Bowling Green State University, Department of Popular Culture, 105 Popular Culture Building, Bowling Green, OH 43403-1090.

CFP: "Wrestling with Violence: the Performance of Violence in Latin American and Latino Letters, Theater, Film, and Popular Culture"

This critical volume seeks to explore the deployment and performance of violence in contemporary Latin American and Latino narrative fiction, theater, cinema, sports and other forms of popular culture. In recent years there have been some important explorations of the manifestations of violence in Latin American letters, including Diana Taylor’s Disappearing Acts: Spectacles of Gender and Nationalism in Argentina's "Dirty War" (1998) Daniel Goldstein’s The Spectacular City: Performance and Violence in Bolivia (2004), Idelber Avelar’s The Letter of Violence. Esays on Narrative, Ethics and Politics (2005), as well as an important and substantial body of work on violence and trauma in testimonial fictions, memoirs and films. Our volume proposes to build on the critical and theoretical grounding provided by these earlier studies by creating a space for considering the production and reception of violence across a broad and varied spectrum of genres, media and public spaces, with special consideration to cultural and literary productions and performances in the new millennium.

Outside of Latin America, the representation and/or the performance of violence in art and popular culture has been heatedly debated by philosophers, anthropologists and critics from outside of Latin America as well. In the past two decades, Giorgio Agamben, Alain Badiou, Judith Butler, Paul Virilio and Slavoj Zizek have been only some of the better known theorists to engage in complex and diverse critiques violence. Along with other thinkers, social critics and bioethicists, these critics have responded to the seemingly unstoppable presence of visual, audio and textual violence in our midst by theorizing the ways in which the mechanisms of violence can be and have been mobilized so as to produce particular social, political, and textual effects. While Virilio decries the “spectacularization” of violence and issues a clear condemnation of all violence-inflected art and culture, theorists at the other end of the philosophical-sociological spectrum argue that the performance –textual, graphic, theatrical--of various kind of violence can have liberating or cathartic effects. We trust that collaborators interested in participating in this volume will engage some of the questions that drive these critical debates. We welcome all critical approaches to the analysis of textual, visual or performative violence, including those centered on psychoanalysis, philosophy, cultural studies, queer and gender studies, critical race studies, diasporas and transnational studies, film studies and contemporary pop culture studies.

Thematic considerations may include but are not limited to:

*The aestheticization or representation of violence in Latin American and Latino narratives and theater (e.g., Argentine fiction on the Malvina’s War, Mexican and Latino literary interpretations of the Juárez killings; narco (sub) cultures; the role of violence in women-authored fiction and theater).

*The spectacle of violence in Latin American film and Latino films, photography and performance art.

*Boxing and Wrestling as performance (e.g. the ring as a space for the enactment of justice, equality, retribution and empowerment, attributes and values absent beyond the ropes; the prominence of boxing/wrestling in contemporary Mexican and Latino novels and plays --e.g., Palau’s Casa de la magnolia or Kristoffer Diaz’s The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity; the glamorization and commercialization of violence in popular Latin American and Latino cultures or in US-produced shows featuring Latin(o)-style sex and violence (e.g., Lucha Va Voom: Sexo y violencia).

* Martial arts and the highly disciplined body (masculinity and containment). Issues of manhood, masculinity and violence.

Please send an abstract of 300-500 words to Paola Ehrmantraut (ehrm7444@stthomas.edu) or Dianna Niebylski (dcn@uic.edu) by April 5, 2010. If your proposal is accepted, we will expect your finished essay by August 20, 2010.

CFP: "Crises and Opportunities in Latin America" Conference ($500 for best grad student paper!)

"Crises and Opportunities in Latin America"

April 23-24, 2010

Keynote Speakers:

Román de la Campa - University of Pennsylvania;
Carolyn Dean - University of California Santa Cruz;
Ana Maria Ochoa - Colombia University;
Jonh A. Zemko - Center for International Enterprise

The conference site is at:
http://sites.google.com/site/ucrlasconference/home


We invite papers from across the social sciences, arts, and the humanities
to examine the cultural, economic, and political reconfigurations produced
by local or global transformations in Latin America and the Caribbean.
“Crises and Opportunities in Latin America,” is an interdisciplinary
conference to reflect on unsettling conditions in Latin America produced by
historical, political, cultural or economic changes, the types of new
conceptualizations and claims these have produced, and the potential
transformations and opportunities they imply for the present and future.

The conference will have both invited and contributed papers. Researchers
from all disciplines are invited to share their research, views, and
experiences.

You may choose to propose a panel of 4 speakers or send your paper
individually. We invite you to submit an abstract/paper or a panel by
February 28th, by e-mail to:

Jorge M. Aguero at Jorge.aguero@ucr.edu


including the following information:
- authors’ name and affiliations
- authors' detailed contact information
- Keywords (at least 4)
- Discipline
- Please write LAS CONFERENCE in the subject

Decision about the papers will be made by March 8th, 2010.

The Latin American Studies Program will award a prize of US$ 500 for the
best paper presented by a graduate student. Graduate students' electronic
submissions should be followed up by a letter from a professor certifying
that the submitter is a graduate student in good standing in the professor's
department. This letter should be sent via mail or email to the address
below. If you send by email, please write LAS CONFERENCE in the subject.

c/o Marcelle Chauvet
Latin American Studies Program
3111 Interdisciplinary Building South
University of California Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
or
email: jorge.aguero@ucr.edu

Critical Studies in Improvisation/Etudes critiques en improvisation
will publish a special issue on Brazilian Improvisations co-edited by
Jason Stanyek (New York University) and Alessandra Santos (University
of Utah). Submissions are due by July 10, 2010 and will be accepted in
both English and Portuguese. For more information please refer to the
"Call for Papers" below or see:

http://www.improvcommunity.ca/news/call_papers_brazilian_improvisations_chamada_de_trabalhos_improvisações_brasileiras

Questions can be addressed to Professor Stanyek (jstanyek@nyu.edu) and
Professor Santos (a.santos@utah.edu).
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Critical Studies in Improvisation / Études critiques en improvisation
considerará trabalhos para um volume especial sobre “Improvisações
Brasileiras” organizado por Jason Stanyek (New York University) e
Alessandra Santos (University of Utah). Consideraremos textos em
português ou inglês. Esta edição será parcialmente bilíngüe—uma
seleção de ensaios em português aceitos será traduzida para o inglês.
Por favor envie seu texto completo até o dia 10 de julho de 2010. Para
obter mais informações refira-se à "chamada dos trabalhos" abaixo ou
veja:

http://www.improvcommunity.ca/news/call_papers_brazilian_improvisations_chamada_de_trabalhos_improvisações_brasileiras

Perguntas poderão ser enviadas diretamente ao Professor Stanyek
(jstanyek@nyu.edu) e à Professora Santos (a.santos@utah.edu).

Beca para Academicos Latinamericanos

The Program in Latin American Studies (PLAS) at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for the William Zitzmann Visiting Scholar Fellowship for the academic year 2010-11. The Fellowship is for one semester in residence at Johns Hopkins University (August 20- December 20 2010 or January 5 - June 1 2011). The competition is open to Latin American scholars who work and live in Latin America, and who hold a Masters degree or higher in the fields of social sciences, humanities and history.

The fellow will teach one undergraduate course, present a paper on his or her research for PLAS faculty and students, participate in the PLAS colloquia series and annual conference, and otherwise engage in the intellectual life of the Program. Because courses are taught in English, proficiency in both written and spoken English is required of all Visiting Scholars.

Eligibility Requirements include: Fluency in English; at least three years university level teaching experience as main instructor in the fields mentioned above; and an ongoing research commitment in Latin America.

Deadline for receipts of applications is March 1st, 2010

We would be very grateful if you could circulate this message to your contacts in Latin America and among your colleagues.

The Program in Latin American Studies (PLAS) at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for the William Zitzmann Visiting Scholar Fellowship for the academic year 2010-11. The Fellowship is for one semester in residence at Johns Hopkins University (August 20- December 20 2010 or January 5 - June 1 2011). The competition is open to Latin American scholars who work and live in Latin America, and who hold a Masters degree or higher in the fields of social sciences, humanities and history.

The fellow will teach one undergraduate course, present a paper on his or her research for PLAS faculty and students, participate in the PLAS colloquia series and annual conference, and otherwise engage in the intellectual life of the Program. Because courses are taught in English, proficiency in both written and spoken English is required of all Visiting Scholars.

The Fellowship offers a $20,000 stipend, health insurance for the Fellow, $1500 travel allowance, and a $1000 research fund.

Eligibility Requirements: Fluency in English; at least three years university level teaching experience as main instructor in the fields mentioned above; and an ongoing research commitment in Latin America.

Applications should include:

(1) a cover letter briefly describing the Fellow’s research and teaching experience, the reasons s/he is applying for the PLAS Fellowship, and what the Fellow hopes to accomplish while in residence at Johns Hopkins University;

(2) a 3-5 page description of a well-defined current research project to be carried out during the Fellow’s residency at Johns Hopkins University (other than manuscript revisions projects);

(3) a 1-2 page course description;

(4) a full updated curriculum vitae;

(5) two letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with the applicant’s research and teaching experience.

Completed applications may be sent electronically to: PLAS@jhu.edu, or by regular mail to: John Russell-Wood, Director, Program in Latin American Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Macaulay Hall 404, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.

Deadline for receipts of applications is March 1st, 2010

Fellowship will be announced by May 1, 2010.

*Two Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Music at Columbia University *

The Department of Music at Columbia University is pleased to announce two
Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowships, to begin in September 2010. We seek
scholars or composers in the early stages of their academic careers
(with doctorates received after June 30, 2007 or with all requirements
completed by June 30, 2010) whose research, creative work, and teaching will
add to the intellectual vigor and diversity of musical life at Columbia. In
each semester of a two-year appointment, a Fellow will teach one course. At
least three of these four courses will be in Columbia's Core Curriculum:
either Music Humanities (Masterpieces of Western Music) or a comparable
course in Major Cultures (such as Asian Music Humanities). A fourth course
may be on a subject chosen by the Fellow, in consultation with the
Department. (For information about the
Core Curriculum, visit http://www.college.columbia.edu/core/classes/.)


Fellows will also be encouraged to share their work with the University
community in colloquia and other appropriate presentations. The Fellowship
will bring an initial salary of $52,250, with an increase
anticipated in the second year. Research expenses will be reimbursed up to
$1,000 annually. A letter of application should be accompanied by: (1) a
curriculum vitae (2) one sample of work: a dissertation chapter or
an article, or a composition (score, recording, or both) (3) a statement of
research or creative plans for the fellowship period (up to 1500 words) (4)
a brief statement of teaching experience and interests (up to
500 words) (5) three letters of recommendation, which may be sent directly
by the writers

After initial review, the committee may request further written or recorded
materials from applicants. Applications MUST BE RECEIVED BY November 9,
2009. Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

Send applications to: Post-Doctoral Search
Committee Department of Music Columbia University
621 Dodge Hall, MC
1813 2960 Broadway New York, NY 10027.

CFP: Metal

Call for Papers
Heavy Metal: Controversies and Countercultures
Titus Hjelm, Keith Kahn-Harris & Mark LeVine (eds.)

During its forty years of existence heavy metal music has been one of the most controversial genres of popular music. Controversies surrounding alleged (and often documented) sexual promiscuity, occultism and Satanism, and subliminal messages inspiring suicide, have all made heavy metal a target of ‘moral panics’ over popular culture. Within the broad category of ‘heavy metal’ new subgenres keep appearing, continuously challenging the more domesticated and mainstreamed versions, making the genre perpetually topical. In addition, with the deepening of globalisation, the music and culture of heavy metal has spread beyond Europe and North America, challenging cultural norms and raising public debates in new social contexts. Although commercially marginal compared to the heyday of its success in the 1980s, the social impact of heavy metal has hardly lessened.

The aim of this anthology is to analyse the relationship between heavy metal and society within a global context. Adopting a broadly social constructionist approach to the study of moral panics and social movements, the book examines two main themes:

a) Social reactions to heavy metal (i.e. controversy)
b) The construction of heavy metal culture and community in light of these controversies

The first theme looks at how heavy metal has been constructed as deviant and as a social problem. Studies that investigate representations of heavy metal in, for example, the media, the courts, religious literature, and other public arenas are welcomed. Because social problems and moral panics always reflect their social context, discussions of social interests and the social and cultural consequences of claims shed light on not just heavy metal as a genre and subculture, but society in a wider sense.

The second theme examines the construction of heavy metal from the ‘inside’, that is, how fans, musicians, music journalists, etc. create the culture of heavy metal and how that culture interacts with the surrounding social and cultural context. This could include ethnographical studies and studies of fan discourse, for example.

While the majority of chapters will be expected to have a sociological or a cultural studies approach, we welcome contributions from a variety of disciplines, including social psychology, anthropology, history, folkloristics, religious studies, gender studies, etc. Contributions that combine aesthetic/musicological analysis with a discussion of the music's social impact, or that explore how new technologies for production and distribution of music have impacted metal culture are also welcome.

Examples of possible chapters include:

· Heavy Metal and the Threat to Public Order in the Muslim World
· Autobiography and the Making of Heavy Metal Legends
· From National Shame to National Heroes: Lordi and the 2006 Eurovision Contest
· Christian Metal
· Heavy Metal in the US courts
· The Nordic Black Metal Phenomenon

Potential submissions could also include case studies of moral panics over heavy metal, ethnographic studies of heavy metal communities, and studies of fan and artist discourse. We are particularly interested in submissions that discuss heavy metal and society in the Middle East, Asia, South America, East Europe and Russia.

Please submit an abstract of up to 250 words and a short biographical note (see below) to t.hjelm@ssees.ucl.ac.uk<

mailto:t.hjelm@ssees.ucl.ac.uk>

The deadline for submissions is 30 September 2009.

The Editors:

Titus Hjelm is Lecturer in Finnish Society and Culture at University College London. His main areas of expertise are cultural sociology, sociology of religion, social problems, media and popular culture. He is currently working on a book on social constructionism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010) and editing a volume titled Religion and Social Problems (Routledge, 2009). He is also a member of the internationally acclaimed metal band Thunderstone.

Keith Kahn-Harris is a research associate at the Centre for Urban and Community Research, Goldsmiths College. He is the author of Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge (Berg, 2006) and writes the blog Metal Jew (www.metaljew.org<http://www.metaljew.org>). He is currently co-writing a book on the British Jewish community since 1990.

Mark LeVine is Professor of modern Middle Eastern history, culture and Islamic studies at University of California Irvine and author and editor of several books, including Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam (Random House/Three Rivers Press, 2008 and Impossible Peace: Israel/Palestine Since 1989 (Zed Books, 2009).

Musicology gig in Holland

The Department of Art, Culture and Society at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands seeks a three month popular music teaching replacement for a short-term research sabbatical. The position would begin in April 2010 and last until the end of June 2010. The three courses given during this period include: History of American Popular Music, Popular Music Research Methodologies and Theories, and European Popular Music in Cultural Context. All courses have prepared syllabi, research materials, textbooks, articles, PowerPoint's and exams. The position pays ca. 6000 euros after taxes. One course is taught in English and the other two can be taught in English or Dutch. Two courses meet once per week and the other meets twice per week.

Interested candidates should either have a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology, musicology or cultural studies with an emphasis upon popular music or should be in their final stages of dissertation writing. Interested candidates should contact Kristin McGee at kamcgee32@yahoo.com.