[ecrea] Conference on pop music, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 6-7 November 2014

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Together with the International Association for the Study of Popular 
Music and Tilburg University we are organizing an international 
conference on popular music at Erasmus University titled:



A long way to the top: The production and reception of music in a 
globalized world

Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 6-7 November 2014

Keynotes by John Street and Fabian Holt



THEMES

Regarding the production of music, we aim for papers on - but not 
strictly limited to - these themes:

· Music industries and scenes: for example, what challenges are music 
industries facing in the 21st century? How have their business models 
changed over the last decade? To what extent is music increasingly 
produced within translocal and virtual scenes outside of traditional 
music industries?

· Careers in pop music: for example, to what extent have artist labor 
markets changed over the last decades? Have music careers become longer 
and more flexible? What factors determine success?

· Pop music policy: for example, to what extent and why do government 
organizations (national and local) fund what types of music? How are pop 
musicians promoted abroad and for what reasons? What role does music 
play in urban development and city branding?

· New media and pop music: for example, how have streaming services 
changed music industries? Did social media affect the marketing of pop 
music? How do (online) consumer critics affect sales?

Regarding the reception of music, we aim for papers on - but not 
strictly limited to - these themes:

· Pop music consumption and identity construction: for example, how 
important is pop music in processes of bounding and bridging social 
groups and group identities? How do music fans use the Internet in 
processes of meaning-making and sacralization?

· Music performance, festivals and rituals: for example, how can music 
performances achieve intended transformative effects? How are they 
clustered in a particular period of time at a particular place? How can 
we explain the growing popularity of music festivals among international 
audiences?

· Pop music, political activism and social movements: for example, what 
role does pop music play in social change? How politically engaged are 
pop musicians and what topics do they address?

· Popular music heritage and tourism: for example, how and which pop 
music is being canonized? How does this relate to generational conflict, 
feelings of nostalgia and authenticity?

INSTRUCTIONS

Please send your abstract of 400 words in English (including a research 
question, theory and methodology) together with a short biography (100 
words), including name, institutional affiliation and position, phone 
number, postal and e-mail addresses, to: (iaspmconference /at/ eshcc.eur.nl)

Abstract deadline: 1 June, 2014. Participants will receive notifications 
of acceptance by 1 August, 2014.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us:

E-mail: (iaspmconference /at/ eshcc.eur.nl)

WWW: www.eshcc.eur.nl/iaspmconference

www.facebook.com/alongwaytothetop



MUSIC MATTERS MASTER CLASS! (5 November)

Are you a PhD student? Then definitely consider joining one day earlier 
to take part in the very first Music Matters Master Class. This master 
class is hosted in Tilburg as a prelude to the conference in Rotterdam 
(just 45 min. by train). Also if you can’t make the conference, but 
would like to discuss your work in an inspiring setting: continue 
reading! We aim to get together a group of PhD students who conduct 
research on music and meaning making in the broadest sense. Think of 
topics such as music in relation to identity formation, rituals, 
tourism, festivals, and urban and social development: but the scope of 
the master class is certainly not limited to these topics. We invite 
proposals that deal with both popular and classical music. We will be 
asking at least two conference speakers to host the master class.



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