Call for Papers - 'Sonic Synergies, Creative Cultures'

CALL FOR PAPERS
Hosted by the University of South Australia, and incorporating the 10th
National Conference of the Australia-New Zealand Branch of IASPM.
 
The University of South Australia in conjunction with the Australia-New Zealand
Branch of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music is
pleased to announce a call for papers for the 2003 conference 'Sonic Synergies,
Creative Cultures'. Aimed at both academics and practitioners, this conference
focuses on identities, technologies and communities.
 
The conference is to be held in Adelaide at the University of South Australia,
City East Campus, from July 17-20, 2003.
 
'Sonic Synergies, Creative Cultures' will be an interdisciplinary gathering for
researchers, scholars, practitioners and students interested in the general
themes of identity, music, technology, community and the synergies between
them. Presentations on all aspects of creative cultures are welcome.
 
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
 
 *Fandom
 *Youth
 *New Technologies
 *Communities
 *Identity
 * Spaces and Places
 * Cultural and Media Policy
 * Creative Network
 * Ethnicities
 * Theory/Practice Intersections
 *Industry/Artist Synergies
 *Deviance and Transgression
 *Copyright and Creative Practice
 *Multimedia
 
 
The conference committee invites proposals for panels, symposia, individual
papers or other formats.
 
Panels that bring together a number of papers based on a common theme or topic
are especially encouraged.
 
Postgraduate students who are members of IASPM at the time of their
presentation, and who deliver a paper on any aspect of popular music, will be
eligible for the 'Best Postgraduate Conference Presentation' award. The award
consists of a $100 cash prize and three years' subscription to the journal
Perfect Beat. Please include a note with the submission of your abstract of
your intent to be considered for this IASPM award.
 
Proposals (of no more than 250 words) should be directed via e-mail to the
Organising Committee at: sonic2003@xxxxxxxxxxxx
 
For general information about the conference please refer to this official
conference website http://www.com.unisa.edu.au/sonic or email Susan Luckman
susan.luckman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
Submissions close Friday 13th December, 2002.
 
 


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susan luckman 
 
lecturer in communication 
school of communication, information and new media 
university of south australia 
 
gpo box 2471 
adelaide sa 5001 
 
 
ph: 08 8302 4152 
fax: 08 8302 4745 


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