PopCAANZ 4th Annual International Conference
June 24-26 2013
Sofitel Hotel, Brisbane, Australia
PopCAANZ is pleased to announce a student one-day rate of $330.00 for this year’s conference. Please see the Conference Registration page for more details.
Call for papers
PopCAANZ 4th Annual International Conference
June 24-26 2013
Sofitel Hotel, Brisbane, Australia
Deadline: 30 April 2013
We are pleased to announce that the deadline for abstract submissions for this year’s conference has been extended to 30 April. Please see the Conference Information page for further details.
PopCAANZ 4th Annual International Conference
24-26 June 2013
Sofitel Hotel, Brisbane, Australia
Conference registration is now open – please see the Conference Registration page. Information on accommodation options can be found on the Conference Accommodation page.
Call for contributions
NIGHTS 2013
Health, Pleasure and Communities
Padova, Italy
25-27 September
Download the call for contributions for Nights 2013: Health, Pleasure and Communities, the first international conference derived from the Nightlife Empowerment and Well-Being Implementation Project.
See the conference website for more details.
Call for papers
Music and Environment Symposium
University of Technology, Sydney
Friday 26 April 2013
Music relates to different types of environmental transformations: social, economic, political, cultural or technological, while environmental changes can be heard in music and soundscapes. There has been an increase in academic discourse relating to the ecology of sound, or ‘green music’, often in relation to the preservation of an environment’s sonority. Environmental sounds figure in sound sculptures, installations and compositions. In popular music, the notion of place has been of particular interest. Labels such as the “Seattle”, “Liverpool”, “Perth” or “Dunedin” sound have come to function as almost genre-like distinctions relating to place-based music. Continue reading
Call for contributors
Business in Popular Culture
Deadline: 1 February 2013
We are putting together a collection of papers that explore various representations of business in popular culture. The topics could range from fashion, design and branding to popular media, social media and entertainment. We seek abstracts from academics, scholars and practitioners who have an innovative approach to business and popular culture. Continue reading
Lecturer in Entertainment Industries
Queensland University of Technology
3 year position
The appointee will contribute to teaching, research and administration in the Entertainment Industries program and must have a strong understanding of the process of getting entertainment products made – either from industry experience, or from study of industry processes. Applicants may be trained in Business or Creative Industries. The program focuses on cross-sector generic producing skills, and we encourage applicants with an interdisciplinary interest and expertise in any commercial entertainment sector, including but not limited to publishing, music, television, radio, computer games, theatre, dance, theme parks, sport or transmedia.
Full details here.
Call for papers
Women and the Silent Screen VII
University of Melbourne
30 September – 2 October 2013
Women and the Silent Screen VII, the seventh international conference on women and early film, will be co-hosted by the University of Melbourne, Australia, 30 September – 2 October 2013. Previously held in Utrecht, Santa Cruz, Montréal, Guadalajara, Stockholm and Bologna, this is the first time the conference has been brought to the Australia-Pacific region. We are inviting participants to submit abstracts (200-300 words, headed by a paper title) as well as a short biographical statement by 1 March 2013. Continue reading
New book
Shanghai Street Style
Intellect
Our Shanghai Street Style book has been launched in the UK for Xmas and so far we are getting a wee bit of press.
Intellect created a fabulous looking book, so if you want to buy a copy, don’t be shy.
It’s also ready for pre-order on most Australian book sites. Just Google the title.
Have a great Xmas everyone.
Toni
