Welcome from Barley Norton, Chair of the BFE

The British Forum for Ethnomusicology (BFE) aims to advance the study of human musical life in all its full richness and diversity.

We provide a forum for engaging in debate and sharing the findings of research through our many conferences and study days and through the publication of our journal Ethnomusicology Forum, in association with Routledge.

We offer awards to recognize outstanding scholarship, including the BFE Book Prize and grants and prizes for student members.

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Membership is open to anyone interested in the study of music and dance from all parts of the world. If you are interested in becoming a BFE member please click here for information about the benefits of membership.

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BFE One-day conference 2014. City University (photo by Peter Hudston)

 

British Forum for Ethnomusicology News

The British Forum for Ethnomusicology seeks nominations for election to BFE Committee.

Dear BFE members,

The British Forum for Ethnomusicology seeks nominations for election to BFE Committee.

We are looking for a committed committee member who will make an important contribution to the running of the BFE. A specific role for the new committee member will be agreed by the Committee after the election is completed.

In order to stand for election you must be nominated by a BFE member (other than yourself) and your nomination must also be seconded by a second BFE member.

Responsibilities includes:

  • attending 2-3 BFE Committee meetings each year;
  • engaging actively in Committee business
  • contributing to BFE strategies and initiatives
  • staying in email contact with the Committee;
  • take on a specific role (as required) on the Committee

If you wish to stand you must send a proposal of no more than a single side of A4, which will be forwarded to the BFE membership prior to voting, and includes:

  • Your name
  • Your current position
  • The names of two BFE members, one who has agreed to nominate you and one who has agreed to second the nomination.
  • A statement outlining why you think you are suitable for being a member of the BFE Committee, highlighting relevant skills and experience that you have.

Nominations must be sent by email to the BFE Chair, Barley Norton chairatbfe.org.uk by the end of Monday 3 October 2016.

Online voting will take place from Monday 10 October to Monday 17 October and results will be announced after the online voting is completed.

Barley Norton

Chair, British Forum for Ethnomusicology

 

 

 

 

EF co-editor announcement

Ethnomusicology Forum is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Shzr Ee Tan as incoming co-editor. Shzr Ee is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes in the Music Department of Royal Holloway, University of London. She is interested in music, gender, politics and im/migration, particularly in scenes of the Sinophone world, Southeast Asia and London.

Shzr Ee will begin work in October 2016 and take up the role fully from January 2017 replacing Professor Jonathan Stock who steps down after three years as co-editor. Our sincerest thanks go to Jonathan for all the work he has done for the journal. From January 2017 the editorial team will be Abigail Wood and Shzr Ee Tan as co-editors with Lonán Ó Briain as reviews editor.

Please continue to send in your articles for publication in Ethnomusicology Forum. Guidelines for the submission of articles can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=remf20&page=instructions#.VbZk-fm6fIU. Articles should be submitted via ScholarOne at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/remf.

Barley Norton

Chair, British Forum for Ethnomusicology

 

 

The BFE Committee is seeking a new co-editor for Ethnomusicology Forum (EF)

The BFE committee invites applications for a new co-editor for Ethnomusicology Forum (EF).

 

Role of Co-editor

EF is the academic journal of the BFE, published by Taylor & Francis. Each yearly volume has 3 issues, of which at least one is a Special Issue with a specific focus, curated by a guest editor. Each issue has around 168 pages and contains 5-7 articles plus a range of reviews. For the BFE, this output is produced and managed by two co-editors, a Reviews editor and an administrative assistant. There is an International Advisory Board with 24 members who offer advice to the editors and are kept informed of developments in EF.

The editorial appointment is normally for a period of at least 3 years and may be extended by mutual consent and is unpaid. Working with the current co-editor, Abigail Wood, and liaising with the reviews editor (Lonán Ó Briain) and Editorial Assistant (Emma Brinkhurst), the new co-editor will share the workload of reading submissions, proposing reviewers, advising guest editors and producing fully edited copy according to the designated house style for online submission to T&F. The journal is currently in a strong condition, and we anticipate new development over the years ahead as the relationship between print and online publishing evolves and issues of Open Access are addressed. The typical workload is the equivalent of 6–10 hours per week throughout the year. There is some degree of flexibility about the timing of work but also copy and production deadlines that need to be met in order to maintain academic credibility. The role will commence from October 2016 and will have a handover period until the end of 2016 as the current co-editor, Jonathan Stock, completes his term of office.

 

Skills and attributes required by the co-editor:

·         High standard of written English and the ability to edit consistently to house style.

·         Engagement with the academic community in ethnomusicology worldwide, with knowledge of current issues and the ability to identify future possibilities.

·         Ability to offer considered advice in support of authors to improve the academic standard and communication of their writing and to make decisions about the acceptability of submissions for the aims and scope of EF.

·         Ability to work online using MSWord and other software to comment, edit, insert symbols and diacriticals in Unicode, format and submit work.

·         Good interpersonal skills in communicating with authors, reviewers, the Advisory Board and T&F staff.

 

Expressions of interest for the above role are invited. If you are interested in the role, you are encouraged to informally contact either of the current co-editors Abigail Wood (avigail.woodatgmail.com) and Jonathan Stock (J.Stockatucc.ie).

Formal letters of application should be sent by email to B.Nortonatgold.ac.uk by 27 June, 2016. Your letter should state why you are interested in the role, and your relevant skills and experience. It should of course also contain your contact details.  

We aim to make a decision as soon as possible and may wish to arrange interviews with candidates by telephone or Skype.

 

Barley Norton

Chair, British Forum for Ethnomusicology

 

 

 

BFE Student Prize 2016

Submissions are invited for the BFE Student Prize that is awarded annually for the best student paper presented at the BFE annual conference. All students who presented papers at the BFE conference at the University of Kent (14-17 April 2016) are encouraged to submit their papers for consideration. Only papers from students who are BFE members are eligible. This initiative is designed to support and recognise the work of student members of our scholarly community.
The papers will be reviewed by a BFE subcommittee.

Please note that your paper should not be significantly revised prior to submission. The text should be as for your 20-minute presentation. Please do not submit a longer version of your paper as submissions that are clearly over length will be disregarded.
If it is important for audio or audiovisual materials to be considered with the text of your paper, please include web links to these materials (on youtube, vimeo etc.), along with any necessary passwords to access links if they are private.

Papers should be sent (as a Word or RTF attachment) to b.nortonatgold.ac.uk The deadline for submissions is midnight Friday 13 May 2016 and the result will be announced by July.

We look forward to reading your paper.

Barley Norton

Chair, British Forum for Ethnomusicology (BFE)

 

 

New Committee Members

The British Forum for Ethnomusicology is delighted to announce that Liam Barnard (Ph.D candidate at Kent University) has been elected as our incoming Student Liaison (2016-2018). On behalf of our membership, we offer warm congratulations to Liam. We thank Lyndsey Hoh for her service as Student Liaison on the BFE committee (2014-2016). We wish her the very best for her future professional ethnomusicological ventures.

We are also delighted to announce that Steve Wilford (Ph.D candidate at City University) has been elected as our incoming Conference Liaison Assistant and Andrew Killick (Sheffield University) will join the BFE Committee as our forthcoming Annual Conference organiser. Congratulations Steve and Andrew! 

Our sincere thanks goes to Amanda Villepastour and Hettie Malcomson, who will be stepping down this year as their terms conclude. Thank you for all your hard work and support.

 

 

 

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