[Commlist] Call for Papers (International Conference on Subcultures, Music Scenes and Urban Tribes)

Call for Papers
International Conference on Identities, Ideologies and Aesthetics in 
Subcultures, Music Scenes and Urban Tribes
October 2–3, 2026
University of Oviedo (Historic Building), Spain

The University of Oviedo, through the Department of Art History and 
Musicology, in collaboration with the R&D Project Music and Audiovisual 
Media: Intermedial Transits, Heritage and Cultural Dialogues (MUSIMA) 
(PID2023-147271NB-I00), announces the call for papers for the 
International Conference on Identities, Ideologies and Aesthetics in 
Subcultures, Music Scenes and Urban Tribes. The conference will take 
place on October 2–3, 2026, at the Historic Building of the University 
of Oviedo.

The event builds on previous initiatives such as the SUIPA Conference 
(Complutense University of Madrid, 2024) and gatherings organized by 
Punk Scholars Iberia. It aims to provide an interdisciplinary forum for 
scholarly exchange on subcultures, music scenes, urban tribes, and 
related sociocultural formations within popular culture.

The conference adopts an open academic approach, welcoming contributions 
from a wide range of disciplines, including Sociology, Cultural Studies, 
Musicology, Communication, Anthropology, Cultural Geography, and related 
fields. Particular attention is given to processes of mediatization, 
digitalization, and platformization shaping contemporary popular culture.

Key thematic areas include:

• Concepts, categories, and theorization of subcultures, scenes, and 
urban tribes
• Digital cultures, platforms, and media ecologies
• Creativity, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies
• Spaces, territories, and urban/rural studies
• Methodologies: ethnography, digital methods, network analysis, aca-fan 
approaches
• Memory, heritage, nostalgia, and revival
• Political economy, cultural labor, and alternative media
• Bodies, gender, queerness, and political action
• Photography, fashion, and visual cultures
• Popular music studies
• Audiovisual media and intermediality
• Festivals, live events, and cultural mediation

Submission guidelines:

Proposals should be sent to: (congresosubculturas /at/ gmail.com)
Subject line: “PROPUESTA DE COMUNICACIÓN UNIOVI 2026”

Submissions must include a single PDF file containing:
• An abstract (max. 250 words)
• A short biographical note (max. 150 words)
• Indication of up to three thematic areas

Proposals may be submitted in English, Spanish, Portuguese, or any 
co-official language of Spain. The conference will be held fully on-site 
(no online presentations).  

Deadline for submission: May 15, 2026

Conference dates: October 2–3, 2026

Venue: Historic Building, University of Oviedo, Spain

Further information:
https://congreso-subculturas-2026.webnode.es/

Contact:
(congresosubculturas /at/ gmail.com)
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