|
The congress will be organized by Istanbul Technical
University, Turkish Music State Conservatory, Department
of Musicology at
Macka
Social Facilities Center on 6-7-8 October 2005.
The Congress aims to bring together papers on music
in/as representation from various disciplines of social
sciences and humanities, creating an opportunity for
scholarly exchange from Turkey and other countries.
Representation has been among main topics in social
sciences and humanities over a decade. As a means of
expressing thoughts and feelings, music is a carrier of
identity, for musical communication / expression
operates through representation, and elements of music
are representation systems establishing meaning. The
concept therefore becomes an important subject
in studies of disciplines such as musicology,
ethnomusicology and sociology of music.
In the parallel sessions, the papers will be presented
in Turkish and English.
In addition, there will be distinctive workshops,
exhibitions and concerts.
TOPICS:
Audio
and visual expression strategies regarding cultural
representation
Gender and sexuality in music
Marketing strategies of music industry with relation
to cultural representation
Scenes and subcultures in musical practice
Timbre analysis of representational systems
Theoretical approaches to representation in music and
musical representation
Symbol, code, sign and meaning in music
Image as strategy in musicianship
Local and global dynamics in music
The use of music technology for representation.
HOME PAGE
•
PROGRAM •
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE •
ACCOMMODATION – TRAVEL •
SPONSORS •
CONTACT
Ahmet Emre CELIK
|
