Posted: June 5th, 2018 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on #MTFResearch Symposium
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Stockholm
6 & 7 September 2018
#MTFResearch is a global interdisciplinary network of academics and researchers from the sciences and humanities. The symposium is a place to connect, initiate and develop new research projects at the intersection of music and technology. The #MTFResearch Symposium brings together brilliant minds from around the world to seed discussions that connect those diverse areas of study and explores new potential collaborations.
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Posted: March 14th, 2018 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on Nightshift: Exploring Oxford’s Music Magazine
The Oxford Brookes Popular Music Research Unit (PMRU) presents:
Nightshift: Exploring Oxford’s Music Magazine
Richard Hamilton Building, Headington Hill site
Oxford Brookes University
Tuesday 27 March 2018, 9.45am – 4.00pm
Oxford’s local music magazine, Nightshift, will be the subject of a full day of discussion at Brookes University on Tuesday 27 March, hosted by the Popular Music Research Unit.
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Posted: January 12th, 2018 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on Reviews Editor for Journal of World Popular Music
The editorial team of JWPM seeks to appoint a Reviews Editor for publications and other research-based outputs covering world popular music in all its forms and from a variety of academic and other perspectives.
The Reviews Editor is responsible for commissioning, developing and editing reviews of relevant books, special issues, magazines, CDs, websites, DVDs, online music releases, exhibitions, artwork, radio programs and world music festivals. JWPM aims to publish reviews which respond to the latest releases in the fields of popular music, ethnomusicology, anthropology, musicology, communication, media and cultural studies, sociology, geography, art and museum studies, and/or others.
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Posted: November 24th, 2017 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on PhD Scholarships at the University of Glasgow
Music at the University of Glasgow invites applications for AHRC/ College Scholarships for PhD study beginning in 2018.
The University of Glasgow is ranked in the World Top 70 universities for Arts & Humanities and is Scottish University of the Year 2018.
It is a member of the Scottish Graduate School of the Arts and Humanities (SGSAH), which has been awarded funds from the AHRC to support postgraduate scholarships and training in the Arts and Humanities in Scotland.
Full details of the scheme – including eligibility criteria – can be found at .
The deadline for applications is 15th December 2017. For further information, contact postgraduate convenor, Dr John Williamson ([email protected] ).
Posted: November 1st, 2017 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on Past and Present: Local Music Making and the Politics of Popular Music
27 January 2017, 11:00 – 16:30, The Red House (Old Town Hall), Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AE
Join us for a free one-day research and industry event marking the launch of a one-month exhibition celebrating the hidden history of popular music in Merthyr Tydfil, between 1955-1975. The event is organised by Centre for Media and Culture in Small Nations at the University of South Wales. The event is free and lunch is provided, but must be pre booked via Eventbrite.
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Posted: October 30th, 2017 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on Professorship for Popular Music Studies in Berlin, Germany
Humboldt-University (Berlin, Germany) is looking for a professor for popular music studies:
https://www.personalabteilung.hu-berlin.de/stellenausschreibungen/full-professorship-for-popular-music-studies-w3
Also, there is more information for international applicants, here:
https://www.musikundmedien.hu-berlin.de/de/musikwissenschaft/information-for-international-applicants.pdf
Posted: October 25th, 2017 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on Andrew Goodwin Memorial Prize now accepting entries for 2017-18
The annual prize in honour of Andrew Goodwin is now accepting entries for its 2017-18 round. The full details are here, or just use the permanent link on the right side of this page.
Good luck to all participants!
Posted: August 16th, 2017 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on ‘Ladies and Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones’
Symposium registration now open!
Delegate registration for ‘Ladies and Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones’, a two-day symposium on the career of Ms Jones taking place at Edinburgh College of Art on Thursday October 5th and Friday October 6th 2017 is now open at the following link: http://www.epay.ed.ac.uk/conferences-events/college-of-humanities-and-social-science/edinburgh-college-of-art/edinburgh-college-of-art/grace-jones-symposium
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Posted: May 3rd, 2017 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on Andrew Goodwin Memorial Prize winner 2016-2017
A panel of four judges has now had the opportunity to consider all of the submissions for this year’s Andrew Goodwin Memorial Prize for best postgraduate student essay in popular music research, and a winner has been selected. Congratulations to Ellis Jones who wins an award of £500 and will receive his prize shortly.
Read the award winning essay here.
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Posted: April 26th, 2017 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on Institute of Musical Research Conference Grants
The Institute of Musical Research invites applications to organise a one-day workshop, study day, or conference at Senate House in central London during the 2017–18 academic year. Grants of up to £400 are available, and the IMR will also provide a room with a capacity of 70-80 for one day.
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