The American MusicologicalSociety, New England Chapter, announces its second meeting of the academic year 2023-2024, to take place virtually by Zoom on Saturday, 24 February 2024, and it will be hosted by Dalhousie University.
The Program Committee invites proposals of up to 300 words for 20-minute papers and for roundtable sessions or workshops (pedagogical, performative, and/or scholarly). All abstracts are subject to blind review, and submissions from faculty, independent scholars, and students are all encouraged and welcome. Abstracts should be submitted by Wednesday, 10 January, to Mark DeVoto, chair of the Program Committee: mdevoto -at- granite dot tufts dot edu. Proposals will be evaluated with the hope of announcing the conference program on Wednesday 25 January.
Please refer to the AMS guidelines for abstracts: “Proposals should represent the presentation as fully as possible. A successful proposal typically articulates the main aspects of the argument or research findings clearly, positions the author’s contribution with respect to previous scholarship, and suggests the paper’s significance for the musicological community, in language that is accessible to scholars with a variety of specializations.” Applicants are requested to submit only one proposal per meeting, and that the proposal not be currently under review for presentation at other conferences. In the case of a roundtable or workshop, the same guidelines apply, and we ask that the single proposal be for the session as a whole, including information for all participants, rather than individual proposals.
Your personal biography may be submitted at the same time, in a separate ¶ on the same page if you prefer — it will be set aside while the committee deliberates. The Bylaws of the AMS stipulate that “presenters must be members of the American Musicological Society,” but our Chapter will consider the possibility of special exceptions to this rule in individual submissions. Those who are not currently dues-paying members of the New England Chapter will be asked to kindly remit the modest Chapter dues ($10) at the AMS national website’s storefront.