[Commlist] CFP "Working in Music"

Call for Papers: Third Working in Music Conference:

*Working in Music - Now and Then*

University of Turku, Finland, 15-17 April 2020

The Working in Music Network (WIM) is pleased to announce its third 
Working in Music Conference, to be hosted by the University of Turku, 
Finland, in April 2020. The Conference follows the staging of previous 
WIM conferences in Glasgow (2016) and Lausanne (2018) and the 
establishment of the Network (https://wim.hypotheses.org/). WIM was 
launched in Lausanne in 2018 and has been established by scholars 
interested in the historical and contemporary nature of working in 
music. It has adopted the following Statement of Purpose:

‘Working in Music is an international research network. Our purpose is 
to conduct and disseminate innovative research about all aspects of what 
it means to work in music. We aim to understand music as work through 
economic, sociocultural, political, legal and historical lenses, and to 
explore working conditions and experiences across genres and divisions 
of labour. Our approach is multidisciplinary and endeavours to forge 
connections between academic disciplines through shared interests in 
music and work. Our network developed from and is centred on a biennial 
conference in which scholars meet to exchange and debate issues and 
ideas. We are also committed to working with musicians, practitioners 
and music industries personnel’.

Following Ruth Finnegan, it is possible to say that one of the 
noticeable aspects of musical work, is that the work is often hidden. 
The hours that are taken to master an instrument are hidden from the 
public, the musicians who make recordings and perform live are often 
hidden behind the “stars”, the ways musicians find work and work with 
other musicians and music intermediaries are often hidden, and the vast 
majority of working musicians remain anonymous. Meanwhile those working 
behind the scenes in areas such as publishing, live music, artists’ 
management and recording largely remain similarly unknown as well as the 
ways they make music and musical careers happen. But music only happens 
because work is put in and it is this context that we issue this Call 
for Papers. We invite proposals for papers which address – either 
historically or in the contemporary context - one or more of the 
following themes:

Musicians’ working lives and practices

Employment practices and working conditions within the music industries

Musicians and other musical workers’ representative organisations

The effect of intermediaries – such as agents, managers, promoters, 
journalists etc – on musicians’ working conditions and careers

Collaborations between musicians and non-musicians in getting music 
made, played or publicised

Intellectual property, labour law and other axes of musical labour

Discrimination and inequality in musical labour and employment

Musical labour and employment in specific genres of music

Musical labour and changing technology (including musical labour in the 
digital age)

Online “platforms” as new intermediaries or systems of surveillance

Musicians’ working lives in orchestras, bands and other ensembles

Musicians’ collaborative networking practices which allow work it be 
done and increase its visibility

Musical labour and creativity

Music and the labour movement

Touring and working in music

Non-musicians working in music

Musicians as employers

Proposals

Paper proposals are invited on these topics - and on any other issue 
relevant to Working in Music. WIM is a deliberately broad-based network 
and so proposals will be welcomed from any perspective, using any 
methodology and addressing any kind of music at any historical juncture.

Please note that papers should last for 20 minutes and the conference 
organisers will require chairs to ensure that presenters keep to this limit.

Proposals should be in English, which will be the working language for 
the conference.

Please note that non-native English speakers whose proposals are 
accepted will be invited to post full versions of their papers on the 
conference website.

Submitting Proposals

Proposals should include the name and contact details (email) of the 
proposer, the title of the proposal and an abstract of no more than 150 
words. We also invite proposals for panels. Please send proposals to 
(wim2020 /at/ lists.utu.fi) <mailto:(wim2020 /at/ lists.utu.fi)>. The deadline for 
proposals is 30 September 2019.

We hope to inform applicants of decisions by 1 November 2019.

Keynote Speakers

We are delighted to announce the following keynote speakers:

Pete Jenner, Sincere Management. Pete has managed a number of major 
artists including: Pink Floyd, The Clash, The Pretenders and Ian Dury. 
He was also one of the organisers of the Stones in the Park free concert 
in London’s Hyde Park in 1969.

Izabela Wagner, University of Warsaw and Institute Convergence Migration 
(Paris). Izabela is author of Producing Excellence: The Making of 
Virtuosos (Rutgers University Press, 2015). She is also the author of 
several articles on the working conditions and careers of creative 
professionals.

Venue

The conference will be held on the main campus of the University of 
Turku. This location is within walking distance of a range of 
restaurants, bars, coffee shops and supermarkets. It is a 10 minute walk 
to the city centre and a 5 minute walk from Kuppittaa railway station 
for connections to Helsinki and elsewhere.

Other Information

Turku is the oldest town in Finland and is located on the Aurajoki 
river. It has its own airport and is approximately 2 hours from Helsinki 
by train or bus. It is 11 hours by boat from Stockholm, a journey which 
takes you through the splendours of the Stockholm and Turku archipelagos.

Amongst other attractions, Turku boosts one of the most distinctive 
cathedrals in Europe and an impressive medieval castle. It also hosts a 
range of award winning restaurants and has a vibrant bar culture. Live 
music takes place in a range of venues and nightclubs, including on the 
river.

For more see: https://www.visitturku.fi/ and 
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/jun/01/turku-finland-city-break-restaurants-bars

Website

The conference website will be updated regularly. It can be found at: 
www.utu.fi/WIM2020 <http://www.utu.fi/WIM2020>.

Conference Fee

The conference fee has yet to be set but is expected to be in the region 
of €150 for waged delegates and €80 for unwaged, inclusive of 
registration, tea and coffee, and a reception on the first night of the 
conference.

Welcome

We look forward to welcoming you to Turku.

Martin Cloonan and Marc Perrenoud, chairs, Working in Music Network.

Special Event: Sample Finnish sauna

On Saturday 18 April conference organiser Martin Cloonan invites you to 
join at his local sauna on the nearby island of Ruissalo (15 minutes 
from the main railway station by bus). For a nominal fee (circa 5 €) you 
can sample a traditional Finnish sauna and get the opportunity to bathe 
in the Baltic. All you need is a swimming costume, a towel and an 
adventurous mind. Further details will be provided at the conference.

Scientific Committee: Funmi Arewa, Pierre Bataille, Marie Buscatto, 
Martin Cloonan, Simon Frith, Nuné Nikogosyan, Marc Perrenoud, Hyacinthe 
Ravet, Jérémy Sinigaglia, Matt Stahl, Charles Umney, John Williamson.

Local Organising Committee: Marika Ahonen, Johannes Brusila, Martin 
Cloonan, Kari Kallioniei, Eileen Karmy-Bolton, Gabrielle Kielich, Sanna 
Qvick, Kim Ramstedt, John Richardson.


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