06/07/2023
by Alenka Barber-Kersovan
Comments Off on 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
Comments Off on 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 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
Comments Off on 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
Comments Off on 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
Comments Off on 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
Comments Off on 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
Comments Off on 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
Comments Off on 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
19/12/2022
by Alenka Barber-Kersovan
Comments Off on Got to Be Something Here – The Rise of the Minneapolis Sound
Andrea Swensson traces in her book the rise of the distinctive Minneapolis sound through two generations of political upheaval, rebellion, and artistic passion. In her award winning book, the author takes the reader through the neighborhoods and venues, and the … Continue reading
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