Listening to the Rising Right: Populist Rebels, Fascist Countercultures, and the Global Sounds of Right Wing Music

Call for Chapter Proposals
Editors: Nadav Appel and Fiorenzo Palermo
To be published by Bloomsbury Academic

The parallel emergence during the 1960s of modern styles of pop, rock and soul music together with new leftist and countercultural movements often leads to the identification of popular music in general, and “protest music” in particular, with political values and aspirations that are broadly associated with the left. However, the 21st century has seen a substantial rise in the commercial success and popular appeal of explicitly right wing music. As populist anthems such as “Try That in a Small Town” and “Rich Men of Richmond” top the US Billboard charts, Russian pop is becoming enamored with the authoritarian figure of Vladimir Putin, xenophobic sentiments are echoed by a diversity of global genres from Indian H-Pop to Serbian turbo-folk, and nationalist rappers are enjoying unprecedented success in such disparate locations as Japan and Israel.

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Metal Animals

We invite you to contribute with your presentation to the special section on metal music and animals at the scientific conference Non-Human Animals in Philosophy and Culture, which will be held in Cres, Croatia, on September 22–25, 2024. The contributions to this section will be published in the edited scientific monograph Metal and Animals (ed. Bruno Ćurko, Josip Guć & Bojana Radovanović).

CONFERENCE
Non-Human Animals in Philosophy and Culture

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New short-form music book series

This is a Call for Proposals for a new short-form series of peer-reviewed books related to any aspect of music business or its intersections with technology or culture.

As you will see from the blurb below, the series is open to a range of theoretical approaches and foci, but with the overall intention to build a series of research-informed texts that enhance our understanding and knowledge of music business related topics in a global context.

https://anthempress.com/anthem-impact-in-music-business-technology-and-culture
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Sound on Screen III: Music and Sound in Transmedia Franchises

Wednesday 3rd July 2024
Oxford Brookes University

The Departments of Music and Film at Oxford Brookes University are pleased to invite abstracts to present at a study day centred on “Music and Sound in Transmedia Franchises”. This study day seeks to delve into the intricate relationship between music, sound, and transmedia franchises across diverse media platforms. Co-convened by the collaborative effort of the Sound on Screen research network and Dr Tim Summers and Will Farmer, this study day will offer the opportunity to respond to an initial provocation (see below). As well as hosting formal papers, this study day offers the opportunity to partake in a group critical analysis task and discussion. Delegates who are not presenting are invited to take part in the critical discussion.

We invite abstracts for papers, each limited to 20 minutes, on a variety of subjects pertaining to music, sound, and transmedia franchise, with the provocation in mind. The study day will feature no more than six papers in total. Additionally, poster presentations are welcomed.

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