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BFE and RMA Research Students’ Conference 2025

Posted: August 30th, 2024 | Filed under: Calls for Papers | Comments Off on BFE and RMA Research Students’ Conference 2025

University of Aberdeen
Conference dates: 9th to 11th January 2025
Call for Proposals deadline: Friday 13th September 2024

The British Forum for Ethnomusicology (BFE) and Royal Musical Association (RMA) Research Students’ Conference will be hosted by the University of Aberdeen, on 9th to 11th January 2025. This will be an in-person event to allow networking and social interaction to take place, and to foster connections across a variety of music sub-disciplines. However, there will be some limited online provision for those participants for whom it would be difficult to attend in person.

If you have any general queries, please contact  [email protected] 

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DC25: Preserving and Archiving Electronic Music and Dance Cultures

Posted: August 20th, 2024 | Filed under: Calls for Papers | Comments Off on DC25: Preserving and Archiving Electronic Music and Dance Cultures

DC25 | Dancecult Conference
24–25 January 2025

We are delighted to announce the call for proposals for DC25, a Dancecult Research Network conference to be held at the Technische Universität Berlin, Germany, 24–25 January 2025, in cooperation with the Audio Communication Group, Dancecult journal and CTM Festival. DC25 will host participants from the broad interdisciplinary community of research around electronic (dance) music and cultures who will converge, share and celebrate their ongoing research efforts. The conference is also an opportunity for graduate students and senior researchers alike to share insights on the questions of preserving and archiving electronic music and dance cultures. DC25 is a two-day in-person conference, where all presentations will be live streamed.

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