Concept Note:
The  spectre of national anthems being sung at mass events, political  rallies and the use of pop music and established musicians providing  endorsements at political rallies suggest that the relationship between  music and the spirit nationalism is as strong as it has been since its  emergence as a feature of 19th century romantic music. This conference  aims to bring together interdisciplinary research perspectives on the  relationship between music and nationalism.
Current political  change and visions of the reconfiguration of political landscapes at the  local and global scale provide the opportunity for a new critical  reassessment of the relationship between music and nationalism. Has  music become such a transnational force that the effect of music as tool  to engender nationalism in the public psyche no longer has any  efficacy? What are the current trends in the relationship between music  and political movements? Is the role of sentimentalism as a counter to  intellectualism still the same in nationalistic music as it was in the  romantic period? Is the relationship between the use and abuse of music  and nationalism still fraught with the dangers common to the political  propaganda of the 19th and 20th centuries in the glorification of the  nation state?  Does music have a role to play at all in contemporary  politics? It is the aim of this conference to explore these and related  questions and issues.
Part of the Progressive Connexions series Music &…., we invite submissions that may deal with but are not limited to:
- ~ National anthems
- ~ Nationalism, music and identity formation
- ~ Music and the building of the nation state
- ~ Specific political ideologies and music (e.g.Fascism, communism, anarchism)
- ~ Composers
- ~ Nationalism and the choral tradition
- ~ Historical perspectives
- ~ Music and political propaganda
- ~ Sentimentalism, emotionalism and anti-intellectualism
- ~ Transnational music
- ~ Mythologies
- ~ Opera and nationalism
- ~ Music as a tool for assimilation
- ~ Music, nationalism and ethics
- ~ Aesthetics
- ~ Protest music, activist anthems, musics of resistance
- ~ Folk music traditions, folk idioms and heritage
- ~ Nationalism and popular music cultures (e.g. Brit pop, J-pop, punk music, heavy metal etc.)
- ~ Nationalism, music and mass events
- ~ Nationalism, music and sport
- ~ Musicology and nationalism
- ~ Media representations of music and nationalism
- ~ Lyrics and meaning
- ~ Warfare and conflict
- ~ Memory, remembrance, emotion
- ~ Music, nationalism and film
Our  main goal is to facilitate dialogue and spark innovative collaborations  and discussions at an international level, in a dynamic and interactive  setting. Thus, we welcome participants from all relevant disciplines,  professions and vocations (NGO personnel, aid workers, researchers,  mental and physical health professionals, educators, human rights  activists, counsellors, social workers, policy makers, journalists,  lawyers, politicians, business owners, military personnel, composers,  customs workers and members of the border patrol, labour specialists,  historians, sociologists, psychologists, economists, anthropologists,  ethnographers social media experts, artists and many more)
What to Send
The  aim of this interdisciplinary conference and collaborative networking  event is to bring people together in the context of a variety of  formats: papers, seminars, workshops, panels, q&a’s, performances  etc.
300 word abstracts, proposals, presentations, scores,  compositions, mp3’s/flacs and other forms of contribution and  participation should be submitted by Friday 19th January 2018.
Whilst  we welcome proposals for live performances, our options are  unfortunately limited by the facilities available at the venue as well  as any cost considerations relating to staging the performance. If you  are interested in staging a live performance, please contact us and let  us know what you have in mind.
All submissions will be minimally  double reviewed, under anonymous (blind) conditions, by a global panel  drawn from members of the Project Team and the Advisory Board. In  practice our procedures usually entail that by the time a proposal is  accepted, it will have been triple and quadruple reviewed.
You will be notified of the panel’s decision by Friday 2nd Feburary 2018.
If  your submission is accepted for the conference, a full draft of your  contribution should be submitted by Friday 11th May 2018.
Abstracts and proposals may be in Word, PDF, RTF or Notepad formats with the following information and in this order:
a)  author(s), b) affiliation as you would like it to appear in the  programme, c) email address, d) title of proposal, e) body of proposal,  f) up to 10 keywords.
E-mails should be entitled:  Music and Nationalism Submission
Where to Send
Abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to the Organising Chair and the Project Administrator:
Dr Niall Scott: NWRScott@uclan.ac.uk
Project Administrator: palermomusic@progressiveconnexions.net
Please  note: Progressive Connexions is a not-for-profit network and we are not  in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or  subsistence, nor can we offer discounts off published rates and fees.
Enquiries: palermomusic@progressiveconnexions.net
Sponsored by: Progressive Connexions
Contact Info: 
Dr Robert Fisher
Progressive Connexions
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