[Discussion] CFP: Feminist Theory and Music 8, June 23-26, 2005

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

CALL  FOR PAPERS :

Feminist Theory and Music 8
23-26 June 2005
City University of New York, Graduate Center & New York University
New York City

The eighth meeting of the biennial conference Feminist Theory and Music
will take place from  Thursday, 23 June to Sunday, 26 June 2005 in New
York City at the CUNY Graduate Center and New York University. One focus
of this year's  conference will be the relationship of gender,
sexuality, and race to the  variety of musics in New York City.
Additionally, we  welcome proposals that  consider the implications of
feminist and queer music scholarship in a post-9/11  world characterized
by a conservative moralistic  backlash. As always, the  Feminist Theory
and Music conference invites contributions on all aspects of  musical
inquiry, drawing on feminism, gender studies, women's studies, queer
studies, critical race theory, postcolonial studies, and area studies/
ethnic studies from cross-disciplinary perspectives. Composers whose
work engages any of these areas are also invited to submit proposals
for presentations on their music.

For a 20-minute presentation, please submit an abstract of no more than
250 words, along with your contact information (name, address, phone
number, email address, and affiliation if any) and a list of audiovisual
requirements. Please send your proposal via e-mail to
_ftm8.conference@nyu.edu_ (mailto:ftm8.conference@nyu.edu).

We also welcome proposals for alternative formats such as panel/forum
discussions and lecture-performances.  Such proposals should
provide a detailed  description of the session and the names and roles
of the  participants in an  abstract of no more than 500 words.

For information on the  conference, please visit
www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/music/ftm8. Performance tapes or CDs
for  possible lecture-performances should be mailed to Prof. Ellie
Hisama, Ph.D. Program in Music, City University of New York, 365 Fifth
Avenue, New York, NY  10016 USA, please include a stamped,
self-addressed postcard or your e-mail address for confirmation of receipt.

Proposals must be received via email by 7 February  2005.

Program Committee:
Suzanne G. Cusick and Ellie M. Hisama (co-chairs),
Farah Jasmine Griffin, Marion A. Guck, Tomie Hahn, Elizabeth Hoffman,
Anahid  Kassabian, Martha Mockus, Annie Janeiro Randall, Martin
Scherzinger, and Sherrie  Tucker.

Feminist Theory and  Music 8 is cosponsored by the  Ph.D./D.M.A. Program
in Music, City University of New York; Department of Music, New York
University; Institute for Studies in American Music, Brooklyn College,
CUNY; Women's Studies Certificate Program, Center for Lesbian and Gay
Studies, and Continuing  Education and Public Programs, CUNY Graduate
Center; and the  Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality and the
Program in Women's Studies, New York University.