Urban Music Studies

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14/08/2019
by Alenka Barber-Kersovan
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Art and Economics in the City

Emerging forms of alternative economic frameworks are changing the structure of society, redefining the relationship between centre and periphery, and the social dynamics in the urban fabric. In this context, the arts can play a crucial role in formulating a … Continue reading

31/07/2019
by Alenka Barber-Kersovan
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The Great Music City – Exploring Music, Space and Identity

Based on case studies of Melbourne, Austin and Berlin Andrea Jean Baker interrogates Richard Florida’s creative cities thesis and applies a much-needed synergy of urban sociology and musicology to the concept. More here

17/07/2019
by R. Kuchar
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Call for Papers: Groove the City 2020 – Constructing and Deconstructing Urban Spaces through Music

We are happy to announce that the call for the second international conference of the Urban Music Studies Scholars´Network is open now. The conference will take place from Feb. 13th to 15th at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany. We are … Continue reading

27/06/2019
by Alenka Barber-Kersovan
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Manchester’s Post-punk Heritage: Mobilising and Contesting Transcultural Memory in the Context of Urban Regeneration

Urban memories are remediated and mobilised by different – and often conflicting – stakeholders, representing the heritage industry, municipal city branding campaigns or anti-gentrification struggles. As Dagmar Brunow states in her article, the Post-punk ‘retromania’ coincided with the culture-led regeneration … Continue reading

17/06/2019
by Alenka Barber-Kersovan
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Call for Papers | Sustainable Art Cities and Tourist Attractions: Coping with Overtourism and Promoting Revitalisation

A special issue of the open access Journal Sustainibility This special issue opens the debate on new perspectives on the economics and management of tourism, especially cultural tourism, how sustainability challenges (e.g., overtourism, revitalization) have been addressed. We invite both … Continue reading

25/03/2019
by Alenka Barber-Kersovan
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Music, Heritage, People and Place – Home of Metal Symposium and Workshop

Call for Papers Home of Metal (HoM) is a heritage project created and led by the Capsule organisation. Launched in 2011, supported by volunteers, building a crowd-sourced archive and curating a range of popular public events in Birmingham and the … Continue reading