CFP: Progressive Rock and Metal, Univ. of Ottawa, May 2021

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Call for Papers: Deadline 1 October 2020

Progressive Rock and Metal: Towards a Contemporary Understanding 

The 4th Biennial International Conference of the Progect Network for the Study of Progressive Rock

Hosted by Lori Burns at the University of Ottawa, May 26-28, 2021 (Ottawa, Canada)

Please note: The Progect conference initially planned for May 2020 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are now going forward with planning for May 2021. The 2021 program will include conference papers that were accepted for the 2020 conference, as well as newly proposed papers. 

General inquiries about the conference can be sent by email to progectconference2021 -at- gmail.com

Progressive Rock and Metal: Towards a Contemporary Understanding aims to explore the past and present contexts of the genres of progressive rock and metal. This conference will bring together scholars who have addressed the musical structures and expression of 1970s progressive rock, as well as scholars working on the more contemporary manifestations of the progressive. We encourage submissions from scholars from a range of disciplinary orientations. 

The complete CFP can be accessed at https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2950464944990002&id=746019888767863&__tn__=K-R.

Submission Procedure: 

For papers that were accepted to the May 2020 conference, delegates are asked to send confirmation that they intend to present the same paper in May 2021. For delegates who would prefer to submit a new proposal, please follow the instructions below. 

Scholars are invited to submit proposals for 20-minute presentations in French or English to progectconference2021 -at- gmail.com by 1 October 2020. 

Please attach two files to the email submission, both in Word file format (.docx):

1) a proposal comprising only the paper title and abstract (300 words; 350 if submitted in French). (This file should not include any identifying information.) 

2) a short document with the following information: author name, institutional affiliation, a short bio (100 words; 120 words if in French), paper title, keywords, and any audio-visual equipment needs. 

Program Committee:

• Ryan Blakeley (Eastman School of Music, Rochester, U.S.)

• Marion Brachet (EHESS, France / Université Laval, Canada)

• Lori Burns (University of Ottawa, Canada)

• John Covach (Eastman School of Music, Rochester, U.S.)

• Kevin Holm-Hudson (University of Kentucky, U.S.)

• Thomas Olsson (Lund University, Sweden)