Call for Papers – International ConferenceMusical Heritage Across Borders: Materiality as an Indication of Distribution ChannelsMay 28–30, 2024 (Hamburg, Germany)

28 May 2024

Photo: UHH/Weyer

Have a look at the call for papers for the conference organized by one of our colleagues Yasemin Gokpinar (Acting Professor at Abteilung für Geschichte und Kultur des Vorderen Orients - AAI- Hamburg), Christoph Weyer and the Cluster of Excellence: Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures, Hamburg, which will take place on May 28–30, 2024 in Hamburg, Germany.

Cross-border cultural relations have always existed between all cultures. Which cultural achievements found their way across borders depended, on the one hand, on their value for the source culture and, on the other hand, on their value for the receiving culture. However, cultural transfers have always dependes on political conditions.
An exception to this is the exchange of music. At almost all times and across all borders, music was considered harmless, or simply overcame religious objections.

Submission and Key dates

The official languages of the conference are: German, English, Arabic.
The deadline for sending abstracts (of up to 1550 characters) is: March 15th, 2024.
It is intended to publish the lectures in the in-house publication series.
We are looking for a total of five early stage researcher (Master, Phd) to add further impulses to the presentations of the Scientific Board. The duration of the presentations should not exceed 20 minutes. Abstracts can be submitted until March 15, 2024. Accommodation will be provided for the speakers by the CSMC. The decision on the proposals will be made by the organizers without consideration of age, gender, sexual orientation and identity, ethnic origin and nationality, physical constitution, religion and ideology. The cafeterias of the University of Hamburg offer vegetarian and vegan food.

For any additional queries, please feel free to get in touch: christoph.weyer@uni-hamburg.de.

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