[AMS-announce] CFP: Feminist Theory and Music 10: Improvising and Galvanizing, Univ. of North Carolina, Greensboro, May 2009

[Announcements for the AMS]

Call for Proposals:  Papers and Performances
Feminist Theory and Music 10:  Improvising and Galvanizing

The tenth meeting of the international, biennial conference Feminist Theory and Music takes place at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, May 27-31, 2009. Our planned line-up of exciting plenary sessions includes Sherrie Tucker’s on-stage interview with former members of the “Darlinettes,” Greensboro’s “all-girl” band of the WWII era; Yolanda Broyles-González, author of Lydia Mendoza’s Life in Music; Tammy Kernodle, author of Soul on Soul, a biography of composer and pianist Mary Lou Williams; and a panel on Title IX, Music, and Academic Careers.

Other special features of FTM 10 will include an opportunity to participate in a pre-conference half-day workshop on feminist ethnography/oral history with members of the Darlinettes, led by Sherrie Tucker, author of Swing Shift: “All-Girl” Bands of the 1940s; and an exhibition of feminist visual art at UNCG’s outstanding Weatherspoon Art Museum.

We welcome proposals for scholarly papers from any disciplinary or interdisciplinary perspective addressing music in relation to feminism, gender, or sexuality.  The organizers especially encourage proposals that relate music and gender to the distinctive characteristics and history of Greensboro, the Piedmont, North Carolina, and the American South, particularly with respect to musical traditions, social practices, cultural changes, political protest, and population shifts.  Proposals relating music and gender to current social issues, such as environmentalism, international relations, and technology, are also encouraged.  Proposals on any other topic concerning music and gender are equally welcome, as are proposals for lecture-recitals and performances.

Proposals for scholarly papers and lecture recitals should consist of a 250-word abstract and be e-mailed to Elizabeth Keathley:  elkeathl at uncg.edu.  Proposals for performances should be e-mailed to Kelly J. Burke, kjburke at uncg.edu.  

Please see our website and download the full Call for Participation for complete information: http://www.uncg.edu/mus/FTM10.  Direct questions about the conference to Elizabeth Keathley:  elkeathl at uncg.edu.

Join us for music, community, and intellectual inquiry in beautiful, historical Greensboro!