Deadline: January 16, 2015
Conference: March 20-22, 2015
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
The Music Graduate Student Association at the University at Buffalo is pleased to announce its 8th Annual Symposium on March 20th-22nd, 2015.
Our keynote speaker this year will be Dr. Janet Schmalfeldt, Professor of Music Emerita at Tufts University. The deadline for proposals is Friday, January 16, 2015.
The program committee invites graduate students of all disciplines to submit proposals for papers on any aspect of music study, including but not limited to musicology, music theory, and ethnomusicology. We welcome papers on any topic and encourage diversity of research in our submissions ranging the entire gamut of music and sonic studies, including philosophy, sociology, and psychology. All proposals should include the title of the paper and an abstract not exceeding 350 words. They should not include the author’s name or other identifying information. If necessary, up to two supplemental pages with musical examples, figures, tables, etc. may be included.
Abstracts should be in 12-point font and double spaced; and must be submitted electronically in a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format, and should be sent to mugsym2015 at gmail.com no later than Friday, January 16, 2015. A cover email that includes the applicant’s name, institutional affiliation, preferred email address, phone number, and required equipment (e.g. CD-players, data connections, etc.) for the proposed presentation should accompany each proposal.