Midlands Music Research Network 2nd Annual Conference

Midlands Music Research Network Second Annual Conference

Music and Boundary: Traversing Musical Borders Supported by the AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership

May 9th – 10th, 2022 – hosted via Zoom

The second annual MMRN Conference will focus on the theme of Music and Boundary: Traversing Musical Borders. The MMRN is an interdisciplinary initiative, so we welcome papers from a broad range of disciplines that intersect with Music. The call is now open for individual papers, thematic panels of 3 or 4 presenters, and performances. Scholars at any stage are welcome to submit, and we particularly invite papers from post-graduate and early career researchers.

As an interdisciplinary network, we value multifaceted approaches to the study of music. MMRN exists to further the discourse around music as its own entity, and the influence that music (both as discipline and practice) can have in other fields. Proposals therefore are welcomed, but not limited to, themes such as how music traverses the borders of:

Genre; Geopolitics; Religion; Culture; Gender; Race; Technology; History etc.

Individual Papers: 20 minutes. Proposals of 250 words should be submitted, along with 3 - 5 key words and a 100-word bio.

Panel Proposals: 90 minutes, including final discussion. Submissions should include a 300-word rationale for the panel with 3 -5 keywords, alongside 250-word descriptions of the individual papers and a 100-word bio of each presenter.

Performances: 15 minutes, with additional Q&A. Proposals of 250 words should be submitted, along with 3 - 5 key words and a 100-word bio. Due to the complexities of hosting a performance via Zoom, we will ask that all performances be pre-recorded and submitted by May 1st.

Please send all proposals to midsmusicnetwork@gmail.com by March 18th 2022.