[ecrea] CfP: Popular Music and Public Diplomacy

CfP: Popular Music and Public Diplomacy
Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany
6-8 November 2015 (Deadline for submissions: 1 April 2015)

From the Call for Papers:
This conference seeks to illuminate the diplomatic function of popular
music from a transnational and transdisciplinary perspective, accentuating
its interconnectivity and dissemination across national borders. We are
particularly interested in the nexus of power, popularity, aesthetics, and
cultural exchange. How did popular music function in the ideological
conflict between East and West, for instance, and how did its function
change after the fall of the Iron Curtain? How did U.S. popular music
programs interact with other nations’ initiatives to channel their
self-representation through popular music? Who are the agents,
stakeholders, and gatekeepers of popular music diplomacy? What is the role
of celebrity in music diplomacy? Has popular music been an “efficient”
instrument of national and communal self-representation and how do
institutions measure its efficiency?

Proposals:
We invite contributions from a variety of disciplines, including cultural
studies, musicology, ethnomusicology, political science, diplomacy
studies, history, sociology, literature, international relations, and
other relevant fields. Proposals should include a title, 250 word
abstract, technical requirements, and short biographical sketch. Please
submit your proposal by 1 April 2015 to (musicaldiplomacy2015 /at/ gmail.com).

Keynote speakers include Martha Bayles (Boston College, U.S.) and Klaus
Nathaus (University of Oslo, Norway).

The conference is hosted by the English Department and the Department of
Music and Musicology at TU Dortmund University, Germany.

Organizing Committee:
Mario Dunkel (TU Dortmund University, Germany)
Sina Nitzsche (TU Dortmund University, Germany)

For further details, see www.musicaldiplomacy.org



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