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Call for Papers: Popular Music Histories

The International Association for the Study of Popular Music, U.S. Chapter (IASPM-US) will hold its annual conference March 9-13, 2011, in Cincinnati, Ohio, in a joint meeting with the Society for American Music. This year’s conference title is “Time Keeps on Slipping: Popular Music Histories.” We welcome proposals concerning all facets of popular music in the United States and abroad, but especially encourage submissions that address the themes: canonical histories; alternative histories; archival approaches; historical methods; and local histories. The deadline for submissions is October 1, 2010. Proposals should be submitted electronically to Steve Waksman, chair of the program committee, at . Individual presenters should submit a paper title, 250-word abstract, and author information including full name, institutional affiliation, e-mail address and a one-page CV Please send abstract and CV as separate MSWord attachments. All presenters at the conference are required to be current members of IASPM-US. For membership and conference information, please go to http://www.iaspm-us.net.