Posted: March 24th, 2017 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on ‘The Musical Citizen’: IMR Distinguished Lecture Series
The 2017 Institute of Musical Research Distinguished Lecture Series will be delivered by Martin Stokes, King Edward Professor of Music at King’s College London.
The series will be entitled ‘The Musical Citizen,’ and the lectures will take place on Thursdays 4th, 11th and 25th of May at 5.30pm at Senate House, University of London.
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Posted: September 22nd, 2016 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on New executive committee
Dear IASPM UK and Ireland Branch members,
Following elections at the recent IASPM UK and Ireland Conference, our branch now has a new executive committee:
Chair: Sarah Hill
Postgrad Representative: Alex Harden
Ireland Representative: Caroline O’Sullivan
Member-at-large: Rupert Till
Membership Secretary: Toby Young
Treasurer: Rosemary Hill
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Posted: August 17th, 2016 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on Brian Eno: Oblique Music
Edited by Sean Albiez and David Pattie (Bloomsbury Academic)
Brian Eno: Oblique Music is the first academic collection to take a detailed multi-perspectival look at the work of one of the most influential figures in popular music. Edited by Dr Sean Albiez (Southampton Solent University, UK) and Professor David Pattie (University of Chester, UK), the book features studies by a number of academics based in the United Kingdom and United States. The collection contents are:
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Posted: June 17th, 2016 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on Andrew Goodwin Memorial Prize winner 2015-2016
A panel of four judges has now had the opportunity to consider all of the submissions for the inaugural Andrew Goodwin Memorial Prize for best postgraduate student essay in popular music research, and a winner has been selected. Congratulations to Alexander C. Harden who wins an award of £500 and will receive his prize shortly.
Read the award winning essay here.
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Posted: May 26th, 2016 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on Approaches to Popular Music Studies in Dublin and beyond
Friday, 10 June 2016, 10.30am
ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE, DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY
The Department of Music at St Patrick’s College, Dublin City University is delighted to host an interdisciplinary symposium on Approaches to Popular Music Studies in Dublin and beyond. Uniting, for the first time in Dublin, scholars, educators, and practitioners working across the diverse fields of popular music studies, this roundtable will address the academic study of contemporary popular music in Ireland.
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Posted: April 30th, 2016 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on EXHIBITION: ‘Is There Anyone Out There?’ Documenting Birmingham’s Alternative Music Scene 1986-1990
4-28th May 2016
Parkside Building, Birmingham City University, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG
Established in 1986 by Dave Travis and Steve Coxon, The Click Club was the name of a concert venue and disco associated with Birmingham’s alternative music culture. Located in ‘Burberries’ – a conventional nightclub site in the pre-regeneration city centre, the club showcased a wide variety of acts reflecting the varied culture of the independent and alternative sector.
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Posted: October 13th, 2015 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on AHRC funding for UK/EU Arts and Humanities Doctoral Research Students
The Midlands3Cities Doctoral Training Partnership will be awarding 410 PhD studentships over a five year period to excellent research students in the arts and humanities. A collaboration between Birmingham City University, De Montfort University, Leicester, Nottingham University, Nottingham Trent University, and the University of Birmingham, the partnership provides research candidates with cross-institutional mentoring, expert supervision including cross-institutional supervision where appropriate, subject specific and generic training, and professional support in preparing for a career.
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Posted: July 20th, 2015 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on IASPM UK and Ireland Newsletter No. 31, July 2015
The latest edition of the newsletter of the IASPM UK and Ireland branch, edited by Michalis Poupazis, is now available to download or view online.
Posted: July 14th, 2015 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on Mapping Popular Music in Dublin
A Research Project based at the Department of Music, St Patrick’s College, Dublin City University, funded by Fáilte Ireland
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
‘Mapping Popular Music in Dublin’ is the first comprehensive research study on popular music in Dublin today, based at St Patrick’s College, Dublin City University and funded by Fáilte Ireland. The project aims to map popular music experience in Dublin by looking at popular music from the viewpoint of fans (citizens and tourists), musicians, and music industry personnel. The purpose is to inform tourism, culture and music industry organisations by providing the first comprehensive overview of popular music experience in Dublin to date.
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Posted: June 9th, 2015 | Filed under: News | Comments Off on New posts available at Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University
Faculty of Arts, Design and Media
School of Media
FT Lecturer in Music Industries UL scale, £31,894-£37,589
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Joining the School of Media as a specialist lecturer in Music Industries and Popular Music Studies, you’ll contribute to our well-established suite of BA courses and undertake some teaching at postgraduate level.
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