SEM Disability and Deaf Studies 

January 30, 2018

The Society for Ethnomusicology Disability and Deaf Studies SIG welcomes applicants for a roundtable focusing on intersections of Disability and Deaf Studies, Music Therapy, and Medical Ethnomusicology.

This roundtable seeks participants who are interested in exploring the resonances between Medical Ethnomusicology, Music Therapy, and Disability and Deaf Studies. How are these disciplines speaking to one another in theory and in practice – and how could these conversations be enriched, (re)vitalized and multiplied through current or future research? We welcome individual paper submissions that draw on ethnographic and/or theoretical research within one or more of these fields. We are particularly interested in hearing from those who are thinking about how a Disability- and Deaf Studies-inspired epistemology could complement, supplement, or challenge work in Music Therapy and Medical Ethnomusicology in productive ways, or vice versa.

The roundtable will be comprised of individual presentations of 10 minutes each, plus an open forum for the remaining time. Please submit an abstract of 200-250 words for your proposed individual presentation. Be sure to include “Roundtable 2018” in the subject line. Submissions are due by January 31, 2018 to DDStudiesSEM@gmail.com. Applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision by February 9, 2018.

January 30, 2018

The Society for Ethnomusicology Disability and Deaf Studies Special Interest Group invites members to submit abstracts to be selected for a panel proposal for the SEM 63rd Annual Meeting on November 15-18, 2018. We welcome scholars who conduct research in this area as well as those who identify as belonging to either Deaf or disability communities to share their insights and experiences.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is January 31, 2018.

We seek papers that engage with topics of Disability and Deaf Studies including, but not limited to, the following:

• Topics of ethnomusicological intersectionality that address issues of Deafness and/or disability in relation to gender identity, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation

• Representations of invisible disabilities, chronic illness, and mental health

• Performance of disability and Deaf identities in popular culture including film, television, theater, and the media

• Creating disability and Deaf cultures through performance

• Disability aesthetics in musical performance

• Musical advocacy

• Intersections of pedagogy and Deaf and disability cultures

We are soliciting proposals for twenty-minute presentations from scholars active in all music disciplines as well as from scholars in related fields, aiming to maximize the theoretical and methodological breadth of the discussion.

Please submit abstracts of 200 to 250 words to DDStudiesSEM@gmail.com by January 31, 2018. Please include your name and contact information in your e-mail only, and attach the abstract as a Word or PDF file since the committee will be selecting papers anonymously. Applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision by February 9, 2018.

January 12, 2017

The Society for Ethnomusicology Disability and Deaf Studies Special Interest Group invites members to submit abstracts to be selected for a panel proposal for the SEM 62nd Annual Meeting on October 26-29 in Denver, Colorado. We welcome scholars who conduct research in this area as well as those who identify as belonging to either Deaf or disability communities to share their insights and experiences.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is Friday, February 3, 2017 at 5PM (EST).

We seek papers that engage with topics of Disability and Deaf Studies including, but not limited to, the following:

• Topics of ethnomusicological intersectionality that address issues of Deafness and/or disability in relation to gender identity, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation

• Representations of invisible disabilities, chronic illness, and mental health

• Performance of disability and Deaf identities in popular culture including film, television, theater, and the media

• Creating disability and Deaf culture through performance

• Disability aesthetics in musical performance

• Musical advocacy

• Intersections of pedagogy and Deaf and disability cultures

We are soliciting proposals for twenty-minute presentations from scholars active in all music disciplines as well as from scholars in related fields, aiming to maximize the theoretical and methodological breadth of the discussion.

We also welcome panel proposals. These should consist of an abstract for the panel as well as separate abstracts for each paper within the panel.

January 01, 2016

The Society for Ethnomusicology Disability and Deaf Studies Special Interest Group invites members to submit abstracts to be selected for a panel proposal for the SEM 61st Annual Meeting on November 10-13, 2016. We welcome scholars who conduct research in this area as well as those who identify as belonging to either Deaf or disability communities to share their insights and experiences.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is January 22, 2016.

We seek papers that engage with topics of Disability and Deaf Studies including, but not limited to, the following:

• Topics of ethnomusicological intersectionality that address issues of Deafness and/or disability in relation to gender identity, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation

• Representations of invisible disabilities, chronic illness, and mental health

• Performance of disability and Deaf identities in popular culture including film, television, theater, and the media

• Creating disability and Deaf culture through performance

• Disability aesthetics in musical performance

• Musical advocacy

• Intersections of pedagogy and Deaf and disability cultures

We are soliciting proposals for twenty-minute presentations from scholars active in all music disciplines as well as from scholars in related fields, aiming to maximize the theoretical and methodological breadth of the discussion.

Please submit abstracts of 200 to 250 words to DDStudiesSEM@gmail.com by January 22, 2016. Please include your name and contact information in your e-mail only, and attach the abstract as a Word or PDF file. The committee will select papers anonymously. All scholars who submit abstracts will be notified of the committee’s decision by February 1, 2016.

January 01, 2016

The Society for Ethnomusicology Disability and Deaf Studies SIG welcomes applicants for a roundtable concerning facilitating students who have disabilities in the university setting.

This roundtable would benefit from the voices of individuals who have experience with accommodating university instruction to the intellectual, orthopedic, sensory, neurological, mental/emotional, and invisible disabilities of their students; as well as those in higher education who have disabilities themselves. In particular, we seek individuals who can speak to methods and technologies which make participation in higher education settings attainable for an increasingly diverse student body.

The roundtable will be comprised of individual presentations of 10 minutes each, plus an open forum for the remaining time. Please submit an abstract of 200-250 words for your proposed individual presentation. Be sure to include “Roundtable 2015” in the subject line. Submissions are due by January 22, 2016 to DDStudiesSEM@gmail.com. Applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision by February 1, 2016.