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ISMMS Mexico City Update

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Regarding the upcoming ISMMS Biennial Research Conference in Mexico City, the Organizing Committee of the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the ISMMS Board have decided to postpone the conference. Until further notice, the meeting will now be from June 7 to June 10 of 2022. While fortunately, there have been advancements with existing vaccines, … Read more

Introducing MMS 101 & Metal Methodology

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Metal Music Studies 101, Metal Methodology and ISMMS  The International Society for Metal Music Studies (ISMMS) is excited to announce two projects which will share new and existing research with metal scholars and others through its distribution on ISMMS’ website and social media.  The first is called Metal Music Studies 101 and is the brainchild of Didier Goossens, an … Read more

IASPM-US Call For Papers – 2021 Annual Conference

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The International Association for the Study of Popular Music-United States invites proposals for its 2021 annual conference. In recognition of these extraordinary times and the continuing public health concerns and struggles for social and racial justice that we face, this meeting will take place virtually on May 19-22, 2021. We encourage proposals that speak to … Read more

ISMMS 2021 in Mexico City Website

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Hi everyone, The website for ISMMS’ conference in 2021 in Mexico City, in collaboration with the Institute for Anthropological Research, Colegio de San Ildefonso, of Mexico’s National Autonomous University, is now live! http://www.procapi.unam.mx/biennal/index.html Due to the uncertainties around the coronavirus pandemic and its potential effects on travel and gatherings in the future, the conference is … Read more

New Metal Music Studies Special Issue – Metal and the Holocaust

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The Metal Music Studies journal has a new special issue on Metal and the Holocaust, co-edited by Keith Kahn-Harris and Dominic Williams.  The table of contents is: KISS: Jewishness, hard rock and the Holocaustpp. 277-297(21)Author: Stratton, Jon From ‘The Fading’ to ‘Scream with Me Never Again!’: Shoah and Jewish identity in Israeli and US metalpp. 299-318(20)Author: Jackson, … Read more

CFP: Themed session “Popular Music and Philosophy”, MPSG 2021, July 2021, King’s College London.

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CFP: Popular Music & Philosophy Conceptual reflection on music has an eminent tradition in western philosophy that can be traced back to Pythagoras. Yet, what emerged as popular music at the end of the nineteenth century has long been ignored, whether in debates regarding musical hermeneutics and phenomenology in the continental tradition or in debates … Read more

ISMMS 2021 in Mexico City

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In preparation for ISMMS’ 5th Biennial Research Conference, this month we will have for you the following: – Conference website: second week of September. – Call for presentations: last week of September. June 15-18, 2021- Heavy Metal Music in the Global South: Multiregional Perspectives. Mexico City, México Colegio de San Ildefonso, National Autonomous University of … Read more

JOB: Society for Ethnomusicology research positions

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Job posting of possible interest: “The Society for Ethnomusicology invites applications for three research positions for “Musicians in America during the Covid-19 Pandemic,” a new project funded by a CARES Act grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Researchers will conduct short interviews with a variety of musicians throughout the United States through video-conferencing … Read more

One year away from ISMMS Biennial Conference in Mexico City!

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We’re one year away from the 5th ISMMS Biennial Research Conference! June 15th-18th, 2021-Heavy Metal Music in the South Global: Multiregional Perspectives. Mexico City What’s coming next? – Conference website publication – Call for presentations Keep an eye out! Colegio de San Ildefonso , National Autonomous University of Mexico. International Society for Metal Music Studies … Read more