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17/07/2023
by Alenka Barber-Kersovan
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The Sound of a City: A Study of the Phenomenon

 Maciej Smółka examines in his new publication the sound of a city in terms of the relationship between music and the cultural specificity of a given urban area. This cultural phenomenon becomes apparent when artists from a region create music, … Continue reading

06/07/2023
by Alenka Barber-Kersovan
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Cities and Memory – Music for Sleep

Cities and Memory is one of the world’s largest sound projects, with more than 1,000 artists contributing to our goal of remixing the world, one sound at a time.  Encompassing field recording, sound art and sound mapping, every location on … Continue reading

30/06/2023
by Alenka Barber-Kersovan
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CfP Cities and Culture: Critically re-evaluating urban cultural policy frameworks

Call for proposals for edited volume Editors: Dr Christina Ballico, Department of Music, University of Aberdeen Dr Allan Watson, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Loughborough University Cultural planning holds a central place in urban regeneration and urban re-profiling initiatives … Continue reading

08/06/2023
by Alenka Barber-Kersovan
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Music and Internet Conference

Music and the Internet is a hybrid, multi-day interdisciplinary conference that will take place virtually and at the University of Chicago on June 9–10 2023. Its goal is to bring together scholars and creators to present across a variety of … Continue reading

02/06/2023
by Alenka Barber-Kersovan
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New Book: Sonic Signatures – Music, Migration and the City at Night

    Edited by Derek Pardue, Ailbhe Kenny and Katie Young this edited volume demonstrates and interprets contemporary migrant musics as sonic signatures constitutive of the city at night. The distinct contribution is the articulation of migrancy and emplacement practices to the … Continue reading

01/06/2023
by R. Kuchar
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New Book: Kultur:Wandel – Impulse für eine zukunftsweisende Kulturpraxis

Kultur:Wandel – Impulse für eine zukunftsweisende Kulturpraxis Wie sieht eine gerechte Kulturpolitik im 21. Jahrhundert aus? Wie kann die kulturelle Infrastruktur zukunftsfähig gehalten und generationen- und gendergerecht erweitert werden? Oder anders: Wie können staatliche und nicht-staatliche Akteur*innen eine Cultural Governance … Continue reading

26/05/2023
by Alenka Barber-Kersovan
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Contemporary Urban Music for Inclusion Network (CUMIN)

CUMIN is an inter-disciplinary cluster mixing researchers, practitioners and a range of stake-holders in educational and social projects of various kinds, fostering dialogue and production of new knowledge. The broader purpose of CUMIN is to promote knowledge exchange between educational/social … Continue reading

18/04/2023
by R. Kuchar
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New Book: Popular Music Scenes – Regional and Rural Perspectives

Music Scenes are not an exclusive phenomenon of the metropolis! Popular Music Scenes – Regional and Rural Perspectives edited by Andy Bennett, David Cashman, Ben Green & Natalie Lewandowski, recently published at Palgrave McMillan, represents the first book-length study of … Continue reading

12/04/2023
by R. Kuchar
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New Journal: DIY, Alternative Cultures, & Society

On April 7th, our colleagues of KISMIF launched the new journal DIY, Alternative Cultures, & Society. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/DIY DIY, Alternative Cultures, & Society is the first academic journal dedicated to the theme of DIY (do-it-yourself) and alternative cultures. It is a … Continue reading

11/01/2023
by Alenka Barber-Kersovan
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CfP Beyond Creative Cities II

Cultural Dynamics, Scenes and Urban FabricJune 22-23, 2023 Angers (FRANCE) Overspill, sensory fabric and authenticity invite us to reinvest the idea of the creative city by developing a singular attention to the idiosyncratic character of the relations between modes of … Continue reading