SEMPRE Autumn 2020 Conference
The role of music psychology research in a complex world: Implications, applications and debates
9–11 September, 2020
University of Leeds (online)
Invited speaker: Prof. Alexandra Lamont (Keele University)
Registration is now open and can be completed here: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event/1801/autumn_2020_sempre_conference.
A provisional conference schedule is also available on the website.
Do get in touch if you have any queries.
Best wishes,
Karen Burland, David Ireland, Melissa Kirby, Emily Payne
SEMPRE Autumn 2020 Conference Committee
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SEMPRE Autumn 2020 Conference
The role of music psychology research in a complex world: Implications, applications and debates
The study of the musical mind its associated behaviours has become increasingly socially conscious, with more emphasis on applications and values, and calls to reflect on music(king)'s capacity to afford (inter)subjectivity and empathy; to engage with music's global diversity, and to encourage interdisciplinarity communality. Recent years have seen rapid societal and cultural change, which has impacted on priorities for the environment, education, community, wellbeing, politics, and social justice, as well as mounting concern about the rise of intolerance in an increasingly polarised society.
This SEMPRE conference aims to bring together researchers to (re)consider music psychology (in the broadest sense of the term) in light of current social, cultural, and environmental challenges, and seeks to foster discussion and debate about the role that music psychology might play in addressing them.
It is hoped that some papers from the conference will contribute to a Music & Science Special Collection, 'Music Psychology Research in a Complex World', guest-edited by Karen Burland and Emily Payne. More information can be found here: https://journals.sagepub.com/page/mns/special-collections/The-role-of-music-psychology-research-in-a-complex-world.
Dr Emily Payne
Lecturer in Music
Assistant Editor, Music & Science
