CfP: Heavy metal on the airwaves symposium

Friday February 2nd 2024, Liverpool John Moores University, School of Humanities and Social Science Historically, heavy rock and metal music seems to have had a somewhat uneasy relationship with rock radio. As Deena Weinstein (2000) notes, during the late 1970s when bands such as AC/DC and Kiss were enjoying substantial success in terms of concert … Read more

Call-for-Chapters for Transatlantic Songs and Music

Call-for-Chapters for an edited volume published by a US-based academic press (TBD):  Transatlantic Songs and Music   Benjamin Hebblethwaite, University of Florida, hebble@ufl.edu  Silke Jansen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuremburg, silke.jansen@fau.de   Kevin Meehan, University of Central Florida, kevin.meehan@ucf.edu  This Call-for-Chapters invites researchers to prepare submissions for our edited book about transatlantic and Atlantic-intersecting songs and music. These pivotal forms of transoceanic cultural … Read more