[ecrea] Isolated and peripheral music scenes edited collection: Call for proposals

*Isolated and peripheral music scenes edited collection: Call for proposals.
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*Proposals due December 17, 2017.
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Despite advancements in technology facilitating an ease with which 
geographical distance can be overcome, coupled with a shift away from a 
reliance on core creative centres for a range of creative and business 
services, peripheral and geographically isolated contemporary music 
scenes continue to face a range of challenges which impact upon the ways 
in which they connect with new audiences and industry beyond their home 
locale. This ranges from needing to make higher investments of time and 
money, to having to overcome attitudinal and cultural barriers in order 
to be viewed as worthy of prominent attention. More broadly, geographic 
isolation also impacts upon the ways in which culture can flow into 
these scenes, particularly in the live music setting. At the same time, 
however, this distance can also result in a range of benefits to these 
scenes in relation to the ways in which they are structured and how they 
function locally. This includes cultivating a recognition of the need to 
support one another, a high degree of expertise and skills concentrated 
on a small number of workers and a tight network of spaces, as well as 
the development of a strong work ethic to make the most of opportunities 
when they arise.

With a particular focus on the below themes, proposals based on 
place-specific music scene and industry research are now being invited 
from scholars around the world:

*How do these scenes construct themselves in relation to larger, 'core' 
scenes?

*What role do social networks and Communities of Practice play in the 
functioning of these scenes?

*How do temporal and financial barriers impact being able to connect 
with audiences and industry beyond musicians’ home locale?

*What role does migration and mobility play in ongoing career development?

*How has social media broken down barriers to larger centres?

*What role have governments played in overcoming the isolation faced by 
musicians and industry?

*How do industry workers navigate their careers in these centres?

Proposals for chapters should consist of a title and abstract (of no 
more than 250 words), bio (of no more than 100 words), affiliation and 
email address, and be sent to Dr Christina Ballico, Queensland 
Conservatorium Research Centre, Griffith University, 
(c.ballico /at/ griffith.edu.au) <mailto:(c.ballico /at/ griffith.edu.au)> *by Dec 17, 
2017*.

An academic publisher is very interested in pursuing this collection. 
Full chapters are expected to be due mid-late 2018, and be 6- 7,000 
words in length.


*Please note that only abstracts that closely fit the theme will be 
considered.*


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