[Dancecult-l] Uncertain Vibes: Panel Session at Crossroads, Kingston Jamaica

[Graham St John]

Given that the organisers of the Crossroads 
conference in Kingston have extended the deadline 
for submission another 6 weeks, Im extending the 
deadline below until Dec 31!. If you are 
submitting (or have already submitted) abstracts 
I'll get back to you in the new year or before. 
Please ensure abstracts are no more than 150 
words (though 100 words will suffice). Include 
affiliation.

Thanks

Graham



At 12:18 AM +0200 11/15/07, Graham St John wrote:
>This is the last call for abstracts for the 
>Crossroads conference in Kingston next July. 
>I'll need them by the end of this month (though 
>sooner is best).
>Graham
>
>
>Please find my call for abstracts in the following session at the 2008
>Crossroads in Cultural Studies conference in Kingston Jamaica (July
>3-7).
>
>Session:
>Uncertain Vibes: Tension, Contrast and Change in Electronic Dance Music
>Cultures
>
>>From house to techno, dubstep to psytrance, electronic dance music
>cultures (EDMC) are contexts for popular ekstasis and the carnivalesque
>flourishing in social dance movements possessing unprecedented
>popularity. With inheritance from Jamaican dancehall and sound system
>traditions, New York disco and house Dionysia, Detroit techno and
>Afrofuturism, UK rave and the ‘chemical generation’, Goa trance and
>psychedelia, etc, EDMCs are sites humming with diverse social,
>stylistic, and technical influences. At the same time, EDMCs are highly
>contested, with adversaries committed to repressive policies and
>regulatory practices, or political mobilizations and adaptive moves to
>maintain the vibe. As a result of this traffic and buzz (including that
>generated by police helicopters), EDM genres are hives of contrast,
>tension, and indeterminacy. Are aesthetic contrasts and social
>contradictions resolved in the mix? What are the outcomes of tension
>between adversaries? Are new dance musics and youth cultures emerging
>from these dramas? If so, what do they look and sound like? Papers will
>address these and related themes.
>
>The official deadline for abstracts (150 words max) is Nov 30 2007.
>Please post proposals to me (Graham St John) at
>g.stjohn at uq.edu.au
>
>The conference details at: http://www.crossroads2008.org/
>
>Thanks
>
>Graham St John
>
>
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