The 2nd Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Indigenous Music and Dance will be held
from 22 to 25 November 2024 in Chiayi, Taiwan (and not from the 15th to 18th as previously
announced). The symposium will be hosted by the ICTMD Taiwan Regional Committee,
Nanhua University and National Chiayi University. Furthermore, after the joint day in
Colombo with the Study Group on Music and Minorities (December 2023), we are looking
forward to joining forces once again. The venues of the symposium will be the Chiayi
Museum and Chiayi City Concert Hall, which are adjacent to each other and with plenty of
facilities for accommodation, dining, sightseeing, and recreation nearby.
[https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002117&id=5056]
This symposium is concerned with the practice, research and documentation of music,
dance, and ceremony across the fullest array of Indigenous contexts worldwide. This
includes national contexts in which Indigenous peoples still struggle to have their
sovereignty and rights recognised, as well as those from which former colonial powers have withdrawn, yet their institutional structures remain entrenched. The symposium is a forum for cooperation among music and dance practitioners and scholars to share and
discuss music, dance and ceremony, and their connections to Indigenous modes of
knowledge production and strategies for cultural survival. It encourages research into
Indigenous music and dance from a broad range of perspectives, including performance as research. We encourage a wide variety of topics that engage with composition,
performance, education, community, wellbeing, policy, industry, rights, equity, collections, and the environment.
The 2nd Symposium’s overarching theme will be: Being Indigenous
The Symposium invites proposals for presentations on topics relating to Indigenous music
and dance in the following themes:
● (Musical) Differences and Commonalities between Indigenous Peoples and Minorities.
● Pluralities of Indigeneity through Music Practice
● Challenges and Dilemmas in the Heritagization of Indigenous Wisdom (e.g.,Concepts and Contradictory Approaches Emerging between the Safeguarding of Intangible
Cultural Heritage and Addressing the Intellectual Property Related to Indigenous Wisdom)
● Decolonizing the Study of Indigenous Music and Dance: Perspectives from Indigenous
Practice and Wisdom
● Teaching Indigenous Music (e.g., Indigenous Research and Educational Practice)
● Current Political and Environmental Issues Encountered by Indigenous Peoples
Globally (e.g., Indigenous Wisdom and Environmental Protection)
● New Research
Presentation forms and Submission Guidelines
Papers: spoken papers (in-person or online) will be allotted 20 minutes for the presentation plus discussion time. Proposals should include a title, an abstract of 250 words, a short bio (100 words) of the presenter, affiliation and contact information (email), and 3-5 keywords.
Please note that accepted online presenters must submit their pre-recorded presentations
prior to the symposium.
Themed Group Panels: Authors of papers that share a common theme may propose to deliver them in a panel session of 90-120 minutes (3 or 4 papers). Each paper should be submitted separately, and will be reviewed following the same process as that for spoken papers (see above for guidelines). In addition, a separate submission should be entered for the session as a whole, including a title, 350-word abstract, and 5-7 keywords.
Lecture-Demonstrations and Other Formats: Proposals for these formats can be submitted using a 300-word abstract with brief descriptions of academic and non-academic participants, the chosen format, and technical or space requirements. These presentations still fall in the same category as papers and panels: the aim is to present case studies, analyses, theoretical viewpoints, supported by or initiated from live performance or other modes of presentation.
Concerts and Workshops: we welcome presentations that have made limited use of speaking and discourse, and put an emphasis on the practise itself. Proposals use a 300-word description, a short bio (100 words) of each presenter, the proposed duration and time of the day, chosen format, technical or space requirements and other necessities. These proposals will be reviewed separately by co-organisers chosen by the LAC.
PROPOSALS AND SUBMISSION PROCESS
Proposals will be accepted from ICTMD members. Non-members are welcome to submit their abstracts but need to (re)activate their ICTMD membership in 2024 ahead of the symposium. Please submit proposals to Dr Xinjie Chen or Dr Shuo Niki Yang:
xinjiechen@whcm.edu.cn
yshuo@ccom.edu.cn
Language
The Symposium will be facilitated in both English and Chinese.
Researchers capable of writing in English should submit their abstracts in English to facilitate the reviewing process by the international multi-lingual program committee.
However, for researchers and practitioners who can only write in Chinese, translation services will be offered by the organizing committee. Please indicate if this is a requirement to the committee when submitting an abstract.
Deadlines
Deadline for submissions: January 31, 2024
Feedback will be announced by March 1, 2024 (accept, modify, reject)
The Program Committee (alphabetically by surname)
Dr. Xinjie Chen
Prof. Aaron Corn
Prof. Klisala Harrison
Prof. Victoria Levine
Prof. Svanibor Pettan
Prof. Mayco A. Santaella
Dr. Anthea Skinner
Dr. Mark van Tongeren
Prof. Yuh-Fen Tseng
Dr. Shuo Niki Yang
The Local Arrangement Committee (alphabetically by surname)
Prof. Ming-Hui Ma
Prof. Ya-Chen Lee
Prof. Yuh-Fen Tseng
Registration Fee
To be announced by March 1, 2024
QUESTIONS?
Please contact Dr Shuo Niki Yang or Dr Xinjie Chen if you have any questions:
yshuo@ccom.edu.cn
xinjiechen@whcm.edu.cn
We look forward to receiving your abstracts!
