SoundingHabsburg/

CFP: Sounding Habsburg: Sonic Circulations in Central Europe Dvořák American Heritage Association and the Austrian Cultural Forum New York April 22 - 23, 2022 The Habsburg monarchy was an inescapable presence in Central Europe from the late sixteenth through the early twentieth century, and its legacy continues to resonate into the present day. The Dvořák American Heritage Association and the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, in collaboration with New York University and Virginia Tech, kindly invite submissions for paper proposals on all aspects of Habsburg and Central European sonic and musical culture(s) broadly conceived, with a specific focus on (trans)national circulations, exchanges, and ruptures within Habsburg Central Europe. The conference will feature a keynote presentation by Erika Supria Honisch and a closing recital by Ariana Wyatt and Richard Masters of songs from across Central Europe.

Further details can be found here.  Possible subjects include, but are not limited to: Intersections of the sonic with constructions of race and ethnicity, either in terms of regional difference or in regard to transnational groups like the Jewish and Roma communities, Close readings of musical works from the region, with an eye (ear) towards issues of transnational circulation, empire, or other relevant topics, Cosmopolitanism broadly defined, and especially as a means of managing sonic and/or musical difference, Habsburg court culture, sound, and meaning, Histories of song collecting and ethnological research, Sounds and musics of empire, Music geographies, Projections and/or contestations of Habsburg identity through military music, Nation, nationalism(s) and national styles, Opera and its intersections with nation building, genre, transnationalism, etc. Vernacular theater traditions, including but not limited to traveling companies, circuses, etc., Regionality/regionalisms, or Linguistics, recording technology, and spoken languages as sound. Please submit proposals by August 20, 2021 via email to soundinghabsburg@gmail.com. Your email should include: Paper title Abstract (for papers, 20 minutes + 10 minute Q&A) of 250–300 words Name of presenter Affiliation (if any) A/V or other technical requirements Special consideration will also be given for panel discussions featuring three to four speakers, either as a roundtable discussion, lightning papers, or full length papers. Acceptance will be announced by November 30, 2021. Questions may be directed to Christopher Campo-Bowen (ccb20@vt.edu) and David Catchpole (dac692@nyu.edu). The Dvořák American Heritage Association (DAHA) is actively monitoring the incidence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the New York region. DAHA is following guidance from local health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding large gatherings, including CDC recommendations on preventing the spread of COVID-19. At this time, we anticipate that the conference will take place in-person as planned. If the situation changes and we are not able to safely host the event in-person, contingencies for a virtual event will be announced. This event has been generously supported by the Bohemian Benevolent & Literary Association, Austrian Cultural Forum New York, Virginia Tech, and New York University.