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POPULAR MUSIC SECTION of
the SOCIETY FOR ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
REPRESENTATION IN MUSIC / MUSICAL REPRESENTATION
Istanbul Technical University Turkish Music
State Conservatory
Department of Musicology
6-7-8- OCTOBER 2005
Representation has been among main topics
in social sciences and humanities over a decade. As a means of expressing
thoughts and feelings, music is a carrier of identity, for musical
communication / expression operates through representation, and elements of
music are representation systems establishing meaning. The concept therefore
becomes an important subject in studies of disciplines like musicology,
ethnomusicology and sociology of music. The Conference aims to bring together
papers on music in/as representation from various disciplines of social
sciences and humanities, creating an opportunity for scholarly exchange.
Submissions are expected on such subjects as
*Audio and visual expression strategies regarding cultural representation
*Gender and sexuality in music
*Marketing strategies of music industry in regard of cultural representation
*Scenes, subcultures in musical practice
* Sound analysis of representational systems
* Theoretical approaches to representation in music and musical representation
* Symbol, code, sign and meaning in music
* Image as strategy in musicianship
* Local and global dynamics in music
* The use of music technology for representation.
Abstracts should be sent to
pop2005@itu.edu.tr by June 1,
2005. Conference program will be announced on July15, 2005. The participants
will receive information about the details on July 15, 2005.
Conference fee: $ 100
Conference Location: Istanbul Technical University Turkish Music State
Conservatory Department of Musicology, Macka Campus Istanbul
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encyclopedias, journals, and other sources of information on world
popular musics for publication on our new website. Each bibliography
should have a title and a topical focus, and must meet reasonable
standards of thoroughness. Bibliographies will be listed on the PMSSEM
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of online publication. As our collection of online bibliographies
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