[Commlist] Call for Contributions - Music and Antifascism: Past and Present

*AN INVITATION TO PROSPECTIVE CONTRIBUTORS*:

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*/Music and Antifascism, Past and Present/***

*Prospectus to be submitted to the Routledge "Music and Politics" series*

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*Editorial team: Ana Hofman (Slovenian Academy of Arts and Sciences),
Allyson Rogers (McGill University), James Wright (Carleton University)***

Our book, /Music and Antifascism, Past and Present, /brings together an 
international community of scholars to critically assess the role of 
music and sound in historic and contemporary struggles against fascism. 
The deep crisis of the capitalist project, the increasing concentration 
of wealth, and ongoing ecological devastation have been accompanied by a 
surge in ultranationalist, xenophobic, and authoritarian regimes 
throughout the world. The increasing prominence of far-right movements 
and the election of authoritarian leaders in Europe, Africa, Asia, the 
Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and North and South America have 
emboldened grassroots nationalist-populist groups to escalate their 
activities. In recent years, far-right leaders have denied the 
seriousness of global public health crises and climate change, 
existential threats that require both urgent coordinated action and a 
global sense of collective responsibility and care. The gravity of the 
issues at stake, and the current momentum of social movements worldwide 
in the struggle against the resurgence of fascist ideologies make our 
topic a timely one.

Antifascist resistance has long connected people across borders and 
time-periods, and has served as the platform for emancipatory 
politicsmanifested in distinctive ways in specific socio-political 
contexts.As an expressive practice, music and sound have been mobilized 
as a strategy for actively confronting fascist ideologies, building 
solidarity, and memorializing antifascist legacies. Our book will 
constitute an international exchange of knowledge and perspectives on 
the histories and possibilities of antifascist resistance through music 
and sound.

We invite contributions on topics including (but not restricted to) 
areas of inquiry such as:

  * global perspectives on theorizing antifascism in music and sound
    studies;

  * music and sound in social movements, activism and
    political (self-)organization;
  * the relationships between antifascism and antiracism and their sonic
    constellations;
  * protest soundscapes and the production, (re)mediation, circulation,
    and preservation of protest music;

  * weaponization of music and sound; music and sound as defensive
    strategy;
  * antifascist music legacy and politics of remembrance;

  * music, censorship and propaganda.

We invite prospective contributors to send a 350-word abstract to our 
editorial team at
(musicandantifascism /at/ gmail.com) (submission deadline: *Friday,* *June 16, 
2023*).




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