International Symposium
University of Zagreb Academy of Music
30 November – 2 December 2023
Music and sound, similar to other cultural practices, rest upon rules imposed by traditions and social norms spanning a wide range of historical and cultural contexts. Music-making usually involves a careful balance between meeting the expectations of those norms and traditions, and perceived deviation from them. At the same time, the achievement of balance actuates judgements by various arbiters. Not just religious music, but almost any type of music can be accused of excessive transgression or blasphemy towards the norm. Likewise, practices of producing sound, and the differences in their contextual perception point out the shifting boundaries between desirable and undesirable aural sensations. Through its ubiquitous presence, sound has the potential to cause offense and is equally susceptible to public scrutiny and critical response. Such responses provide an opportunity for the research of both transgressive phenomena and discourses about them, and can generate new insights into the power of their meaning. Finally, research itself can be perceived as sacrilegious, as the processes of illuminating musical and aural dogmas, and highlighting their underlying ideologies, can also lead to the accusation of blasphemy in academic and expert communities.
This international symposium encourages debate and the presentation of recent research on the subject of the blasphemous in music and sound, understood as any perceived display of disrespect towards imposed taboos and relics, and which relates to all categories of music, sound, and music scholarship.
Individual papers and panel sessions might address, but are not limited to, subjects such as:
Conference language: English
Keynote address: Daniel Leech Wilkinson
https://challengingperformance.com/interviews-recordings/daniel-leech-wilkinson/
Guidelines for proposal submission:
Deadline and Submission
Costs
The costs of travel and accommodation will be covered by participants. The registration fee is €50 (€30 for students and independent researchers). It covers the costs of conference materials, coffee breaks and refreshments as well as the conference reception.
The registration fee can be paid to the Academy of Music account:
IBAN: HR502340 0091100159167
SWIFT CODE (BIC): PBZGHR2X
Venue
The conference will take place on site at the Academy of Music in Zagreb:
http://www.muza.unizg.hr/english/
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.8100647,15.9664723,17z
Programme Committee
Rolf Bäcker, Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, Barcelona
Zdravko Blažeković, Graduate Center, The City University of New York
Ana Čizmić Grbić, Academy of Music, University of Zagreb
Dalibor Davidović, Academy of Music, University of Zagreb
Sanja Kiš Žuvela, Academy of Music, University of Zagreb
Amila Ramović, Academy of Music, University of Sarajevo
Jelka Vukobratović, Academy of Music, University of Zagreb
Hanna Walsdorf, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Basel
Organising Commitee
Ivan Ćurković, Academy of Music, University of Zagreb
Monika Jurić Janjik, Academy of Music, University of Zagreb
Sanja Kiš Žuvela, Academy of Music, University of Zagreb
Mojca Piškor, Academy of Music, University of Zagreb
Jelka Vukobratović, Academy of Music, University of Zagreb
350 godina Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
