[ecrea] Call for Chapters: 40 Years of Mute Records

40 Years of Mute Records

Editors
Dr Zuleika Beaven, Marcus O’Dair, Dr Richard Osborne Dept of Performing 
Arts, Middlesex University London  Call for Chapters
Proposal Submission: 3 June 2016  Full Chapters Due: 30 November 2016 
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, art & 
design, creative industries management, identity studies and musicology, 
each chapter will take a distinctive artist-led approach.
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. The volume 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. Some 
chapters of the book are already in place and consequently some Mute 
artists are already being covered. We are particularly keen to receive 
submissions relating to Erasure, Goldfrapp, Throbbing Gristle, Yazoo, 
Diamanda Galas and NON/Boyd Rice.

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
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: 3 June 2016.
Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by 30 June 2016 about the 
status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters 
must be submitted by 30 November 2016. All submitted chapters will be 
reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be 
requested to serve as reviewers for this project.
Submit to: (mute40book /at/ gmail.com)




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