[Commlist] CFP: Music and Antifascism Symposium

CFP: Music and Antifascism Symposium, McGill University, July 7, 2022


Call for Papers


*Music and Antifascism: Reflections on the Past and Possibilities in the 
Present*


July 7, 2022 | McGill University, Montreal


Symposium website: https://musicandantifascism.wordpress.com


*Keynote Speaker: Dr. Federico Spinetti, University of Cologne*


How have artists resisted the global surge of far-right movements and 
authoritarian regimes through music and music-making? How has music been 
mobilized against fascism and fascist tendencies in societies in the 
20^th and 21^st centuries?


The aim of this one-day symposium is to discuss the role of music in 
antifascist action in response to the recent surge in ultranationalist, 
xenophobic, discriminatory, and authoritarian regimes throughout the 
world, which threaten not only democratic governance systems and basic 
human rights, but also ecological sustainability. Antifascist resistance 
has long connected people across borders and time periods, yet has also 
manifested in distinctive ways in specific socio-political settings. 
Through discussion of historical and contemporary examples, participants 
will initiate dialogue that analyzes a diversity of musical activity 
related to antifascism, with the aim of illuminating paths for engaging 
in anti-oppressive politics through music and sound.


We welcome paper proposals and presentations dealing with any form of 
musical or sonic expression directly related to antifascist action. We 
encourage submissions from scholars, artists, activists, curators, 
journalists, and librarians among others, and especially proposals from 
members of underrepresented and marginalized groups.


Paper topics may include but are not limited to the following:

  * uses of music and sound in historical antifascist movements
  * production, circulation, preservation, and revival of protest music,
    union and revolutionary songs
  * uses of music and sound in contemporary social justice movements
    (e.g. Black Lives Matter, Idle No More, Arab Spring, Occupy Wall
    Street, LGBTQ2S+ pride events, etc.)
  * media promotion and censorship of antifascist music and messaging
  * musicians’ involvement in decolonization and liberation movements
  * censorship and repression of music by fascist regimes
  * co-opting of music and forced compliance of musicians by fascist 
regimes
  * music as agitprop
  * weaponization of music and sound; music and sound as defense
  * role of music and sound in movement-building, union organizing, and
    other forms of social solidarity
  * commemorative musical works for victims of oppressive regimes

We are pleased to announce that our keynote speaker will be Dr. Federico 
Spinetti, Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of Cologne, 
Germany. Dr. Spinetti’s primary research interests include music and 
politics, music and memory, auditory cultures and the built environment. 
He is currently undertaking research into musical memorializations of 
the WWII antifascist resistance in contemporary Italy. He served as 
co-editor (with Monika E. Schoop and Ana Hofman) of a 2020 Special Issue 
of /Popular Music and Society/, titled “Music and the Politics of 
Memory: Resounding Antifascism across Borders."  The volume includes his 
chapter: “Punk Rock on the Gothic Line: Resounding the World War II 
Antifascist Resistenza in Contemporary Italy.” An active filmmaker, Dr. 
Spinetti has also directed several documentaries, including /Zurkhaneh – 
The House of Strength: Music and Martial Arts of Iran/ (2011) and /The 
Enemy – A Partisan Hymnbook /(2015).


INSTRUCTION FOR SUBMISSION:

Please send the following MS-Word (or PDF) documents to 
(musicandantifascism /at/ gmail.com) by *Friday, October 15^th , 2021*:

  * a 250-word abstract and proposed title, without any information
    identifying the author (followed by specifications of any technical
    equipment and/or support that may be required).
  * a 150-word biographical paragraph, followed by author-contact
    information and your proposed paper title.

Our program committee will review all submitted proposals by Monday, 
November 1^st , and will reply to all prospective contributors by 
Monday, November 15^th .



















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