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Call For Papers IASPM-US at 20: Annual Conference,
2002 Since the establishment of the US Chapter of IASPM twenty years ago, the field of Popular Music studies has emerged from obscurity to a prominent place in the spectrum of cross-disciplinary approaches to popular culture. The numerous books and articles published by scholars in Popular Music Studies attest to the diversity and substance of the field. At the same time, while Popular Music Studies has gained credibility, programs and positions in the field have yet to be created in American higher education, despite the fact that courses on popular music have come to be expected at many colleges and universities. This occasion provides us as opportunity to examine how we have arrived at this point and what issues confront us as we begin the third decade of IASPM-US. The fact that the meeting is in Cleveland affords an opportunity to visit the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and to consider how a form of culture once thought offensive and transitory has now been mainstreamed, institutionalized, and corporatized. Papers are welcome on any subject related to the field of Popular Music Studies. The retrospective nature of this occassion does not, however, require that presentations dwell upon the past, nor does the locale demand a focus on rock 'n' roll. We heartily welcome presentations that speak to music and matters of the moment, let alone those that look ahead to the future. Abstracts are due by May 15, 2002. E-mail submissions preferred. Please send abstracts to the
Program Chair, Barbara Ching at baching@memphis.edu or,
if necessary, via snail mail: Conference participants are expected to be current members of the Association.
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