CFP: The Value of Music/ology, Univ. of Waikato, Hamilton, 29 Nov–3 Dec 2025
AMS
We are pleased to advise that the call for papers for the joint conference of the Australian and New Zealand musicological societies has been extended to Monday 19 May.
The Value of Music/ology
Members of music departments as well as wider creative industries feel a keen sense of precarity at the present time. This sentiment persists despite growing research that highlights the benefits of music and creativity for individuals’ well-being, as well as social cohesion and belonging; and the determined efforts by those in higher education to productively mould curricula and research to the needs of a changing world. The existential threats are often framed in financial terms, though other issues of worth and relevance are implicated. In a saturated media environment, how can music and discourse around music cut through the noise? How can we articulate the broader importance of studying and understanding music – not only to students and various institutional bodies, but also to wider communities? Perhaps more than ever, there is a need for further consideration of how music and musicology (broadly conceived) may be considered to hold value in our modern world.
We warmly invite proposals for papers, presentations, panels and themed sessions on any topics of music research, however, particularly welcome are those that address:
•Music and economic value
•Music and educational/pedagogical value
•The state of tertiary music education
•Public musicology
•Music as social, cultural and symbolic capital
•Alternative conceptions of value in musical contexts
•The role of music and music research in socio-political contexts
•Differing values of music across cultural contexts
Presentation Formats
– Conference papers: 20 minutes
– Lecture recitals/demonstrations: 20 minutes
– Panels (up to 4 participants): 90 minutes
– Themed sessions (up to 3 participants): 90 minutes
Submission Guidelines
For individual presentation proposals, include:
– paper title
– abstract up to 250 words
– presenter’s name
– biography up to 100 words
– four keywords
– institutional affiliation, if applicable.
For more information: https://msa.org.au/call-for-papers-2025/