[AMS-announce] CFP: Symposium on Popular Dance and Music, University of Surrey, October 20, 2007

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 From the ragtime era of the early twentieth century through to the 
recent practices of contemporary club cultures, dance and music have 
been inextricably linked in a diversity of contexts that include the 
film and television screen, bars, ballrooms and dance halls, street 
sites and the commercial stage.

While there is a long tradition of scholarship within the disciplines 
of Dance and Music Studies that focuses specifically on 'art dance 
and music', it is more recently that scholars within these fields 
have called into question this canonical paradigm through 
interrogating dance and music practices located in the popular 
domain.  Even then, there is little research that addresses the 
dance-music relationship.

The symposium committee invites proposals from researchers and 
practitioners working broadly in the areas of popular dance and/or 
music as a means to illuminate both shared and divergent issues, 
theories and methods.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Friday 22nd June 2007

Symposium Committee: Sherril Dodds, Tim Hughes, Clare Parfitt, 
Patricia Schmidt

Guidelines for Proposals
1. Format
     * Presentations may take the forms of papers or lecture-demonstrations
     * Presentations should not exceed 20 minutes in length

2. Abstracts
     * An abstract of 300 words that outlines the research area and 
key issues within a clearly articulated methodology is required
     * An indicative bibliography of 4-5 key texts should be included
     * The name of the speaker and the title of the paper should also 
be enclosed on a separate sheet of paper as the abstracts will be 
blind reviewed

3. Further information
     * If speakers intend to present a lecture-demonstration, please 
indicate what your space requirements might be for this
     * Please identify any AVS equipment that you might need for the 
presentation: Video/DVD playback, data projector, OHP

Please send the following information to the symposium committee by 
Friday 22 June 2007:

     * Abstract (including title)
     * Bibliography
     * Name and title of paper on a separate sheet of paper
     * Contact name address and telephone number
     * AVS needs

Dr Sherril Dodds
Symposium on Popular Dance and Music
Department of Dance Studies
University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU7 7XH
S.Dodds at surrey.ac.uk