[ecrea] cfp: 40 Years of Mute

cfp: 40 Years of Mute *Call for Chapters: ‘40 Years of Mute Records:
through Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, New Order and more’
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_Editors
_Dr Zuleika Beaven, Marcus O’Dair, Dr Richard Osborne
School of Media and Performing Arts, Middlesex University London

_Call for Chapters
_Proposal Submission: March 4, 2016
Full Chapters Due: September 30, 2016

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Introduction
_As the influential independent record label Mute approaches the
milestone of its 40th anniversary, this edited academic book will
explore Mute’s wide-ranging impact in the music industries. Drawing from
disciplines such as popular music studies, fan studies, semiotics,
creative industries management, identity studies and musicology, each
chapter will take a distinctive artist-led approach.
Authors should feel free to focus on artists from different phases in
Mute’s history: from the early independent years, with artists such as
The Normal, Fad Gadget, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Boyd Rice, The Birthday
Party and Einsturzende Neubauten; development of imprint labels such as
Blast First and Novamute, featuring Sonic Youth and Richie Hawtin
respectively; back catalogue acquisition with Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret
Voltaire and Richard Kirk; mid-era Mute artists such as Laibach,
Goldfrapp, Moby and Liars; and the new role of newly re-independent
label as a repository of the historic greats of electronic music
including New Order, Kraftwerk and The Residents.
The editors of this book are currently working with label founder Daniel
Miller, Visiting Professor of Music in the Department of Performing Arts
at Middlesex University. Once the final running order of the volume is
settled, it will be offered to a major publisher for publication to
coincide with the 40th anniversary of Mute in 2018.
_Recommended Topics
_Proposed chapters should be based around the case study of a chosen
Mute artist and explore a theme related to the impact of the label.
Themes may include but are not confined to:

  * Mute aesthetics
  * Technology and innovation
  * Producers and remixing culture
  * Music and other art forms, including videos
  * Gender and sexuality
  * Mute and localities
  * Mute business practices
  * The Mute family of companies and imprints
  * Mute’s relationship with other labels, from Rough Trade to EMI
  * The label’s journey from independent to major to new independent
  * Mute releases as artifacts and collectables
  * Fans of Mute and Mute artists

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Target Audience
_Academics, researchers and students in a wide range of fields with an
interest in popular culture will find this text useful in furthering
their own research in the field. While academic in tone, the book will
also be aimed at Mute enthusiasts.

_Submission Procedure
_Researchers are invited to submit a 400-word abstract explaining the
scope and topic of their chapter, and detailing the proposed Mute
artist(s) who will form the case study at the centre of the chapter.
*Deadline: March 4, 2016*.
Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by *March 30, 2016* about
the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters
must be submitted by *September 30, 2016*. All submitted chapters will
be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be
invited to serve as reviewers for this project.
Submit to: (mute40book /at/ gmail.com)

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