[AMS-announce] CFP: Ethnomusicological Research Today: An International Doctoral Workshop, Univ. for Music and Drama, Hanover, Germany, June 2009

[Announcements for the AMS]

The Ethnomusicology Department of the University for Music and Drama at Hanover, Germany, is organising an international workshop for Ph.D. candidates in ethnomusicology and its sister disciplines. The workshop will be directed by Prof. Dr. Raimund Vogels (Hanover) and Prof. Dr. Philip V. Bohlman (Chicago/Hanover). 

24-28 June 2009
University for Music and Drama, Hanover, Germany 

The aims of the workshop are to promote exchange on ethnomusicological Ph.D. projects throughout Europe and to further critical debate on recent research in the discipline. The first two days of the workshop (25 & 26 June) are devoted to the presentation of papers by the participants. The third day (27 June) will be devoted to critical discussion of recent ethnomusicological publications. Arrival will be on June 24th, departure on June 28th. The workshop language – presentations and discussion – will be English. 

The organizers inivite applications from Ph.D. candidates researching their dissertations in ethnomusicology or one of its sister disciplines (e.g., musical anthropology). There are no restrictions concerning the current stage of Ph.D. research, the region of study, or the thematic focus. Participants are required to read a number of publications selected for discussion by the time the workshop takes place: please contact the organizers for full details. 

The University for Music and Drama will cover room and board, and will attempt to contribute toward travel expenses if needed. Funding details will be negotiated individually. 

Ethnomusicology Ph.D. students interested in participating should send an abstract of 250 words, a CV, and a preliminary estimate of travel costs. The application deadline is 5 May 2009. 

The number of participants is limited to sixteen. If you wish to take part in the workshop as an auditor without a presentation, you are welcome to do so, but are requested to notify the organizers by 5 May 2009. For auditors, travel, room, and board will be at their own expense. 

Please forward this call to anyone interested and send your applications or any questions by e-mail to Kerstin Klenke: 

Kerstin Klenke MA
University for Music and Drama
Emmichplatz 1
30175 Hanover
kerstin.klenke at hmt-hannover.de
Tel.: +49 (0)511 31007632
Fax: +49 (0)511 31007642 

Prof. Dr. Raimund Vogels
University for Music and Drama Hanover
Emmichplatz 1
30175 Hanover
raimund.vogels at hmt-hannover.de
Tel.: +49 (0)511 31007631
Fax: +49 (0)511 31007642 

Prof. Dr. Philip V. Bohlman
Department of Music
The University of Chicago
1010 E. 59th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
USA
boh6 at uchicago.edu
Tel.: +1 (773) 702-0514
Fax: +1 (773) 753-0558