NORTHEAST CHAPTER OF THE SOCIETY FOR ETHNOMUSICOLOGY 2010 

MEETING CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Northeast Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology invites students, teachers, and 

devotees of ethnomusicology to submit abstracts for its annual meeting to be

held on Saturday, April 10, 2010, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts,

hosted by the Harvard Music Department, chaired by Richard Wolf, with graduate

assistance from Katherine Lee.

Proposals for individual papers, organized panels (3 papers and discussant) and

lecture/performance demonstrations are welcome.  We also invite proposals for short

presentations by musical ensembles (please note that time and space availability may

limit the number of ensembles we can accept).  Students and scholars in all branches

of music scholarship and related disciplines are encouraged to participate.  Papers

will be limited to a maximum of 20 minutes.

An abstract (see below), must be emailed by 12:00pm (Eastern Time) on Monday

February 15, 2010 to:  necsem2010@gmail.com.

Please include the following information in your proposal:
                        - your name
                        - contact information (email and phone number)
                        - institution affiliation (students, please indicate if you are at the graduate or 

undergraduate level)
                        - a title for your proposed project
                        - 250 word (maximum) abstract
                        - anticipated audio/visual or other technological/special requirements

Participants with accepted proposals will be notified by March 8, 2010.

Chapter prizes:

NECSEM now awards two memorial prizes for outstanding papers presented by students

at the chapter meeting:  The James T. Koetting Prize (graduate) and the Lise Waxer

Prize (undergraduate). The Koetting Prize was established in 1985, and the Waxer

Prize is now in its third year.

Students whose proposals have been accepted to present at the meeting are eligible

to apply for each relevant prize. Completed papers must be formally submitted via

email to necsem2010@gmail.com by 12:00pm (Eastern Time) on Monday, April 5, 2010

(please indicate if you are submitting for the Koetting or Waxer prize).

Additional information about the meeting will be posted at www.necsem.org, and

questions regarding the meeting can be directed to eric.galm@trincoll.edu, or by

phone at (860) 297-4201.

We look forward to seeing you on April 10th at Harvard!

NECSEM Officers

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