[ecrea] UB40 Symposium

> An event that may
> be of interest to some colleagues:
>
> Call for Papers
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> UB40 Symposium.
>
> Friday 18th March 2011.
>
> Venue: Birmingham City University, UK.
>
> Organised by Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research in
> association with Birmingham Popular Music Archive.
>
> This year, the Birmingham-based band UB40 celebrates the 30th anniversary
> of the release of the album ‘Signing Off’.
>
> The band gained its name from an unemployment benefit form and achieved
> fame and notoriety in the ‘post-punk’ era. Known for a dedication to
> popularizing the sounds of reggae music the band has maintained a
> commitment to political issues through its music as well as cultural and
> social action.
>
> Over 30 years the band has sold over 100 million albums and continues to
> tour extensively around the world. While the band’s star has waxed and
> waned in critical favour at home in the UK, it maintains a global fan
> base, which is particularly strong in the Third World.
>
> This symposium seeks to bring together researchers with an interest in
> the band in order to consider its place in various scholarly
> contexts.
>
> Papers are invited on any subject that may illuminate the role of the
> band in a wider popular music culture and vice versa.
>
> Subjects areas may include (although are by no means restricted to), UB40
> and/in:
>
> Popular music history
> Social history and popular music
> Music industries
> Politics and popular music
> The local and the global
> Music journalism
> Fandom
> Genre and hybridity
> Ethnicity, race and identity
> Authenticity
> The politics and aesthetics of the cover version
>
> This symposium will take place in the Birmingham School of Media, BCU.
> There will be a small fee for attendance to cover lunch and
> refreshments.
>
> The schedule will feature a screening of ‘Made in Birmingham’, a film
> produced by the Birmingham Popular Music Archive and ‘swish’ productions.
> The film focuses on the stories of reggae, punk and bhangra and their
> importance to the musical culture and heritage of the city.
>
> Abstracts of 300 words, accompanied by an author biography and contact
> details should be submitted by November 1st 2010.
>
> Full papers for inclusion in proceedings should be submitted by February
> 1st 2011.
>
> Submissions and queries should be directed to:
>
>
> Dr. Paul Long
> Reader in Media and Cultural History
> Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research
> Birmingham School of Media
> Birmingham City University
> Perry Barr
> B42 2SU
> tel: 0121-331-5468
>
> Birmingham Centre for Media & Cultural Research
>
> http://paullong.posterous.com/

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