[Commlist] Call for Papers - International Conference on Identities, Ideologies and Aesthetics in Subcultures, Music Scenes and Urban Tribes

*Call for Papers - *I*nternational Conference on Identities, Ideologies 
and Aesthetics in Subcultures, Music Scenes and Urban Tribes*
October 2–3, 2026 University of Oviedo (Historic Building), Spain

The University of Oviedo, through the Department of Art History and 
Musicology, in collaboration with the R&D Project Music and Audiovisual 
Media: Intermedial Transits, Heritage and Cultural Dialogues (MUSIMA) 
(PID2023-147271NB-I00), announces the call for papers for the 
International Conference on Identities, Ideologies and Aesthetics in 
Subcultures, Music Scenes and Urban Tribes, to be held on October 2–3, 
2026, at the Historic Building of the University of Oviedo.

This event builds on previous initiatives such as the Conference on 
Subcultures, Identities and Other Rhetorics of Participation (SUIPA, 
Complutense University of Madrid, 2024) and gatherings organized by Punk 
Scholars Iberia. It is conceived as a forum for academic exchange and 
discussion, bringing together researchers interested in subcultures, 
music scenes, urban tribes, and related sociocultural formations within 
popular culture.

The conference adopts an open academic approach, welcoming contributions 
from a wide range of disciplines, empirical contexts, and analytical 
perspectives. It aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue across fields 
such as Sociology, Cultural Studies, Musicology, Communication, 
Anthropology, Cultural Geography, and the Arts and Humanities.

Full call for papers and further details:
https://congreso-subculturas-2026.webnode.es/

Thematic areas include:

• Concepts, categories, and theorization
• Digital cultures, video games, media ecologies, and platforms
• Creativity, emerging technologies, and artificial intelligence
• Spaces, territories, and urban and rural studies
• Situated, mixed, collaborative, and visual methodologies
• Memory, musical heritage, nostalgia, and revival
• Political economy, cultural labor, and alternative media
• Bodies, gender, queerness, and political action
• Photography, fashion, and other artistic media
• Popular music
• Audiovisual media
• Film, photography, and music festivals and live events

Submission guidelines:

Proposals should be sent to: (congresosubculturas /at/ gmail.com)
Subject line: “PROPUESTA DE COMUNICACIÓN UNIOVI 2026”

Submissions must include a single PDF file containing:

• An abstract (max. 250 words)
• A short biographical note (max. 150 words)
• Indication of up to three thematic areas

Proposals may be submitted in English, Spanish, Portuguese, or any of 
the co-official languages of Spain. Only in-person presentations will be 
accepted.

Deadline for submission: May 15, 2026

Contact:
(congresosubculturas /at/ gmail.com)
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