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Society of Music Production Research (SMPR) Conference 2026
Annual conference bringing together research in music production, recording, and popular music studies.
📍 University of Huddersfield, UK
📅 9–11 September 2026
Deadline: 02/03/2026
https://musicproductionresearch.org/2026-conference
#MusicProduction #PopularMusicStudies #RecordingStudies #SMPR
Global Music Production in Times of Longevity
Interdisciplinary conference on ageing, musical aesthetics, markets, technologies, new professional competences, well-being, and knowledge transmission. Perspectives from musicology, ethnomusicology, popular music studies, sociology, neuroscience, anthropology, and practice-based research.
📅 10–12 November 2026
Deadline: 15/06/2026
#Musicology #Ethnomusicology #PopularMusic #PopularMusicStudies #Anthropology
International Conference
THE ARCHIVAL TURN IN MUSIC SOCIOLOGY
60 Years of Music Sociology @ mdw
🗓️ 5–7 February 2026
📍mdw – Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
& online (Zoom)
Conference Programme & Info:
👉 https://www.mdw.ac.at/ims/events/the-archival-turn-in-music-sociology
This conference explores archives and historiographies in music sociology through feminist, queer, grassroots, and decolonial perspectives and draws attention to ethics and care, lived experiences, cultural labour, methodological questions, and the challenges of digitalisation and platforms.
Keynote Speakers:
› Kate Eichhorn (The New School, USA)
› Uchenna Ngwe (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance & Royal Academy of Music, UK)
› Nick Prior (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Organisers:
Tianyu Jiang, Rainer Prokop, Rosa Reitsamer
Department of Music Sociology
mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
#mdw #musicsociology #archives #archivalturn #musicsociology #culturalsociology #sociology #popularmusicstudies #culturalstudies #genderstudies #socialsciences #humanities #music #socialinequalities #inequality #class #race #ethnicity #gender #feminist #queer #culturalmemory #culturalheritage #culturalidentity #identity #Vienna
Aufzeichnung schon online - mit vielen Einblicken in die #PopularMusicStudies und die unterschiedlichen Verkörperungen. Spannend!
https://video.uni-mainz.de/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=215d9dd8-ab5e-41a4-842e-b38e010ebb3f
#studiumgenerale #Bürgeruni #wisskomm #Vortrag #Aufzeichnung
International Conference
THE ARCHIVAL TURN IN MUSIC SOCIOLOGY
5–7 February 2026
mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Fanny Hensel-Hall
& online
Conference Programme & Info:
👉 https://www.mdw.ac.at/ims/events/the-archival-turn-in-music-sociology
Keynote Speakers:
› Kate Eichhorn (The New School, USA)
› Uchenna Ngwe (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance & Royal Academy of Music, UK)
› Nick Prior (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Organisers:
Tianyu Jiang, Rainer Prokop, Rosa Reitsamer
Department of Music Sociology
mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
#musicsociology #culturalsociology #sociology #popularmusicstudies #culturalstudies #genderstudies #socialsciences #humanities #music #archives #archivalturn #socialinequalities #inequality #class #race #ethnicity #gender #feminist #queer #antiracist #migrant #postmigrant #histories #culturalmemory #culturalheritage #culturalidentity #identity #mdw #Vienna
CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS
› Extended Deadline for Abstract Submission: 12 October 2025
THE ARCHIVAL TURN IN MUSIC SOCIOLOGY
5-6 February 2026
mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Keynote speakers:
› Kate Eichhorn (The New School, USA)
› Uchenna Ngwe (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance & Royal Academy of Music, UK)
Organisers:
Tianyu Jiang, Rainer Prokop, Rosa Reitsamer, Lis Vovka
More info:
👉 https://www.mdw.ac.at/ims/events/the-archival-turn-in-music-sociology
#musicsociology #culturalsociology #sociology #culturalstudies #popularmusicstudies #music #archives #archivalturn #socialinequalities #inequality #class #race #ethnicity #gender #feminist #queer #migrant #postmigrant #histories #culturalmemory #culturalheritage #identity #mdw #Vienna
Conference CfP »The Archival Turn in Music Sociology« 🗃️
📡 Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: 12 Oct 2025
Conference
🗓️ 5–6 February 2026
📍 mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Fanny Hensel-Hall, Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna 🇦🇹
🔗 for more information see https://www.mdw.ac.at/ims/events/the-archival-turn-in-music-sociology/
Keynotes
Kate Eichhorn (The New School, USA)
Uchenna Ngwe (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance & Royal Academy of Music, UK)
In the course of the 60th anniversary of the Dept. of Music Sociology in 2025, we propose this conference “The Archival Turn in Music Sociology” in order to acknowledge the contributions of female, feminist, queer and post-/decolonial scholars, musicians, activists, and archivists to the history of music sociology and to critically engage with the historiographies of music’s past. (…)
#music #academia #MusicSociology #MusicHistory #Sociology #PopularMusicStudies #CulturalStudies #MediaStudies #Vienna #mdw
🧵3/3
Over two days, the symposium will explore themes such as:
📖 To access the book of abstracts, including the full program, click on the image/link: https://monikaschoop.paperturn-view.com/?pid=ODk8906038&v=3.1&p=1
#cats #music #MusicStudies #MusicHistory #MusicTheory #PopularmusicStudies #HumanAnimalStudies #psychology #BehavioralBiology #MediaStudies #CulturalStudies #LiteraryStudies #ArtisticPractice
🧵1/3 :neocat_catmode: #LeuphanaUniversität is going to host a free two-day online symposium on November 28/29 2025 that promises to be
the first-ever comprehensive symposium dedicated to the intersection of music and cats.
See posts below for details … :ablobcathappypaws:
#cats #music #MusicStudies #MusicHistory #MusicTheory #PopularmusicStudies #HumanAnimalStudies #psychology #BehavioralBiology #MediaStudies #CulturalStudies #LiteraryStudies #ArtisticPractice
in Ethnomusicology / Popular Music Studies
@ Douglas College (#Vancouver, CA)
https://www.douglascollegecareers.ca/postings/13086
#Ethnomusicology #PopularMusicStudies #Musicology #MusicStudies #DouglasCollege
Assistant Professor in Popular Music, Sound and Media Cultures (1.0 FTE)
@ University of Groningen (Netherlands)
"Candidates should have a demonstrable record of excellence in teaching, experience in researching popular music, and exhibit knowledge of a range of analytical perspectives including music/sound and intermediality, and critical theory."
Deadline: 03/03/2024
#MusicStudies #Musicology #PopularMusicStudies #soundstudies
Research Assistant
@ School of Music, University College Dublin
"The successful candidate will work under the direction of Dr Jaime Jones (Principal Investigator) on the research project 'Amplifying Resilience: Digital Sustainability in DIY Music Communities'"
Deadline: 05/02/2024
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/186204
#PhDStudentship @ INET-md (University of #Aveiro)
"Preference will be given to candidates with:
*experience in research and/or management of #SoundArchives
*experience in research within the scope of popular recorded music in #Portugal, #Mozambique, and #Brazil
*experience in research in the framework of #Ethnomusicology and/or #PopularMusicStudies
Deadline: 06/11/2023
The University of Groningen is hiring 3 PhD students to work on the PlatforMuse project, which examines how music streaming and social media platforms are changing the working conditions and creative practices of music artists around the world.
Deadline: 20/03/2023
#ERCStartingGrant #ERC #Musicology #MusicStudies #Ethnomusicology #PopularMusicStudies
Sonic Ties: Rethinking Communities and Collectives
@ University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna
"We welcome proposals from [...] #QueerTheory, #Musicology, #CulturalStudies, #MusicTheory, #IndigenousStudies, #MusicSociology, #CriticalRaceStudies, #Ethnomusicology, #PopularMusicStudies, #Dance and
#PerformanceStudies, #PostColonialStudies, and #Film and #MediaStudies."
Deadline: 05/03/2023
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music @ Kenyon (Ohio, US)
"The primary field of specialization is #musicology & #ethnomusicology; secondary expertise in areas such as #PopularMusicStudies, #GenderStudies, #WindConducting, or others will be considered. "
Deadline: 13/01/2023
https://careers.kenyon.edu/cw/en-us/job/492929/visiting-assistant-professor-of-music
“Ja, Herr, ich kann Boogie!": Dietmar Elflein untersucht, wie sog. Schwarze Musik in Deutschland gemacht wurde. Free download in open access: https://pophistory.hypotheses.org/3917
#pophistory @histodons #histodonsDE #dh #popularmusicstudies #Histodons @Historikerinnen #zeitgeschichte