[AMS-announce] CFP: SEM Midwest Chapter 2009 Conference, jointly with Music Theory Midwest, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, May 2009

[Announcements for the AMS]

SEM Midwest Chapter (MIDSEM) 2009 Conference
Joint Meeting with Music Theory Midwest

CALL FOR PAPERS
May 15-17, 2009
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
DEADLINE: MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009

The Midwest Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology (MIDSEM) will hold its annual meeting May 15-17, 2009 at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. We will meet jointly with Music Theory Midwest.

The MIDSEM program committee invites SEM members and others interested in ethnomusicology and from allied fields of study to submit proposals for papers, panels, lecture-demos, film/video screenings, or other presentations. Papers or panels will follow a standard format (20-minute presentation, 10-minute discussion); alternative formats are also invited.

The conference especially welcomes proposals and participation from graduate and undergraduate students. The JaFran Jones Award will be awarded for the best student paper.

In order to encourage a wide range of subjects, proposals are welcome on any topic of interest to ethnomusicology. Although there are no fixed themes as such, we especially welcome papers in the following areas:

•       Action and Engagement in Ethnomusicology
•       World Music Pedagogies and Learning
•       Regional Music Making - the Midwest
•       Music and (Presidential) Politics
•       Ethnomusicology and Music Theory

Proposals should include an abstract of no more than 250 words, as well as the name(s) of presenter(s), institutional affiliation, title of presentation, format of presentation (paper, panel, etc.), specific A/V equipment requirements and any additional pertinent information. These should be sent by e-mail to: Melinda Russell, MIDSEM President, mrussell at carleton.edu.

DEADLINE: MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009  (note extension)

We hope to have final decisions on submissions by the end of March.

Program Committee, MIDSEM 2009: Melinda Russell (Chair), Randal Baier, Kate Brucher, Joshua Duchan, David Harnish, and Anna Schultz.

For further information, feel free to contact me by email, phone or any other suitable form of mediation.

Melinda Russell
Associate Professor of Music
Carleton College
Northfield, MN 55057
507 222 5642
fax 507 222 5561
mrussell at carleton.edu