Our annual programme is organised in two semesters (September to December and February to June) and consists of general assemblies, colloquia, reading groups, and workshops. For detailed description of each, consult our Guidelines for Group Activities below.

The participation in the events is open to everyone: there is no obligation to be an official member of the IMS or the Study Group. To obtain the Zoom-link for the events, please contact the chairs of the group via email.

Current Programme

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Past Programmes

Guidelines for Contributions

The International Musicological Society Study Group Auditory History is welcoming contributions from group members for its activities. Most of these meetings will be held either online or in a hybrid format, depending on the nature of the activity, and the format will be announced accordingly. Aside from the below-mentioned activities, suggestions and other contributions are always welcome and should be sent to the group’s chairs. The activities will be announced via the e-mail channel, on the group’s IMS webpage, the group’s website, and through other academic networks the group collaborates with.

1. Assembly Meetings

• Assembly meetings are organized biannually at the beginning of semesters. Assembly meetings last up to 90 minutes and are intended for members only.

• Aside general updates regarding the group’s activity, a general assembly can include a critical discussion centred around a topic suggested by the members. The critical discussion can be open to the public.

• Since these meetings are ideal for (inter)disciplinary discussion, we encourage all group members to share suggestions regarding theory, methodology, and other issues within the group’s interests. Suggestions are sent directly to the chairs of the group via email.

2. Colloquia

• Colloquia are organized online four times per calendar year in April, June, October, and December. They might be appropriately combined with the assembly meetings.

• Colloquia include work-in-progress papers, seminar papers, project talks, or book presentations with the possibility of multiple presentations in one session.

• The total duration of presentations is limited to a maximum of 60 minutes, with 20–30 minutes for individual contributions. An additional 30 minutes is reserved for a discussion, with an open end.

• Submissions that facilitate clear research questions and stimulate critical discussion on auditory experiences and sonic environments of the past will be prioritised. Following the group’s mission statement, the study group favors multisensorial approaches to discourse within sound studies and encourages including historical, cultural and acoustemological perspectives on aurality.

• Submissions should include a title, maximum 200-word abstract and a short biography. Submissions are sent directly to the chairs of the group via email. The steering committee makes final decisions.

3. Reading Group

• The reading group meets online at least biannually in May and November. It is coordinated and moderated by Alexandros Hatzikiriakos and one or more discussants.

• The discussants can be either invited based on the content or suggested in a member submission. Everyone is welcome to be a discussant!

• The reading group aims to explore and examine up-to-date bibliographies of different disciplines while staying within the group’s interests to facilitate critical interdisciplinary discussion.

• The total duration is based on the amount of material, up to a maximum of 75 minutes.

• Participation is open to everyone, including non-members of the study group.

• Literature and discussant suggestions are emailed to Alexandros Hatzikiriakos.

4. Workshops

• The workshops are organized yearly in February. The topic is chosen based on the needs and interests of the group members.

• Suggestions for workshops should include the topic name, short abstract, and details on the preferred format and technical requirements.

• Suggestions are sent directly to the group chairs via email.