CFP (journal articles): Music & Politics, special issue "Sound, Environment, and Action"

Call for Special Issue: “Sound, Environment, and Action”

Music & Politics (http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/mp/)

Deadline for initial manuscripts: November 1, 2013

The Spring 2014 issue of Music & Politics (7/2) will be dedicated to exploring the intersections
of music, culture, and the environment as it pertains to politically charged topics. This issue
aims to build knowledge around the “politics” of musical works, communities, and practices that
share a correlation (consciously or unconsciously) to broader environmental themes. Bringing
the topic of “politics” into conversation with “music” and “environment” not only opens up
myriad discursive routes, but also raises a multitude of questions regarding the communication of
ideas concerning the natural world through sound. For example, what role(s) does music play in
environmental activism? In what ways do artists respond to environmental crises? How is the
creation of music (from instrument building to performance) tethered to environmental policy?
This call is open, but not limited, to the following topics:

Environmental justice
Responses to natural disaster
Activism
Environmental crisis
Physical borders
Natural environments versus constructed environments
Resource Management
Pollution
Sustainability
Biodiversity
Acoustic Ecology

We look forward to submissions that critically engage the “politics” of music and the
environment.

Submission Process

November 1, 2013: Submission of a draft manuscript. The article should be 4,000 to 9,000
words in length. Include a title, full contact details for the author(s), and a 250-word (maximum)
abstract. Submissions should be sent as a Word file to Tyler Kinnear, Guest Editor: tkinnear at
alumni.ubc.ca.

Music & Politics welcomes the inclusion of images, audio files, and video
footage. If submitting supplementary material that exceeds 20MB, contact the Guest Editor to
coordinate submission of these files.

December 1, 2013: Authors will be notified of whether or not a final paper should be submitted.

Information on formatting can be found at: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/mp/submit
All articles will be double blind peer-reviewed prior to final submission for publication.
Address inquiries to Tyler Kinnear: tkinnear at alumni.ubc.ca