Musics, selves and societies: the roles of music in effecting change
A Workshop at the Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, 25-26 June 2018
CALL FOR POSTERS
This workshop brings together researchers and practitioners to explore
theory, research and evidence on whether, and how, music can effect
individual and social change. It will consider the following three
questions:
1. Can music effect individual and/or social change, and what
evidence is there pro or contra?
2. What types of beneficial changes can it generate and how
durable are those changes?
3. How can we harness music's powers for change?
Over the two days of the workshop, there will be panel presentations
and intensive discussions involving a wide range of world-leading
practitioners and researchers centring on music's effects and roles in
the domains of education, therapy and social action, concluding with a
session on how public policy should and might be developed in the
light of the evidence and preceding discussions.
A limited number of additional places is available for those wishing
to present a poster and for those wishing to attend; to register for
the workshop, go to the conference website below (priority will be
given to poster presenters). Submissions for posters in the areas of
music or arts therapy/ education/ psychology as well as arts and
policy making are encouraged; abstracts (of up to 350 words) should be
submitted by April 27, 2018 to Rebecca Whiteman at rnw28@cam.ac.uk.
If your poster is accepted for inclusion and you are a student or
unwaged, you may be eligible for a SEMPRE conference award (see
below).
For more information and to register for the Workshop go to the
conference website at:
https://cms.mus.cam.ac.uk/musics-selves-and-societies-a-workshop
Registration cost: £75 GBP two-day/£40 GBP single-day (includes lunch
and coffee breaks each day); £33 for Workshop dinner (optional)
For further information, contact Rebecca Whiteman at rnw28@cam.ac.uk.
Application Procedure. Applicants for a SEMPRE conference award should
submit poster proposals (including title and abstract) by 27 April,
and also include the following information:
(a) status (student/unwaged/waged)
(b) nationality
(c) country of current residence
(c) the amount of funding sought
(d) why other sources of funding are not available
(e) how participation in the "Musics, selves and societies: the roles
of music in effecting change" Workshop will assist them in their
future research.
Expected Date of Notification. Travel award applicants will be
informed as to their status by May 18, 2018.
