CFP: AIDS and Music (9/15/02; NEMLA ‘03,
4/6/03-4/9/03)
Papers are sought for a proposed panel on “AIDS and
Music” at the 2003 NEMLA convention in Boston.
AIDS narratives – that is, the literary expression of
the disease – are undeniably captivating and
oft-studied facets of the pandemic. As there is a
large and comprehensive body of literature about AIDS,
there is also a body of music addressing aspects of
the disease. Indeed, music about AIDS, arguably,
reaches a larger, more diverse audience; thus, it is
ripe for study of its implications and/or
contradictions.
Accordingly, papers might examine artists with AIDS
(Eazy-E, Liberace, Freddie Mercury); lyrical content
about AIDS (by artists e.g. Madonna, Janet Jackson,
George Michael); notions of performativity (Tom
Hanks’s treatment of “Mamma Morta” in “Philadelphia”);
the AIDS song as fundraiser ("That's What Friends Are
For," the Red Hot series); music videos about AIDS;
popular and critical reception of AIDS music, and, by
extension, the artist(s) performing the song(s); or
other aspects of the interconnectivity between AIDS
and music.
Full-length papers or abstracts of these papers due by
September 15. To allow for a substantive question and
answer session, papers should be read in a
twenty-minute time frame. Additionally, participants
must be current in NEMLA membership dues by October 1.
E-submissions are preferred, and may be sent to
tooferbell@yahoo.com.
Hard copies may be mailed to:
Chris Bell
7752 South Luella Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60649
Please feel free to email questions as well.
All submissions will hear a response by October 1st,
2002.
For more information about NEMLA membership and/or the
convention, please visit www.nemla.org.
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