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News from SEM

News from SEM is the Society for Ethnomusicology’s online news magazine, with sections for Society programs and activities; general work in ethnomusicology and related fields; and announcements pertaining to conferences, publications, fellowships, and educational opportunities. For job announcements, see our Career Center.

News from SEM is updated on an ongoing basis. Subscriptions through an RSS feed are available in the top right of this page.

Please send announcements to Stephanie Sturgis, SEM Program Specialist / Assistant Website Editor, at sem@indiana.edu.

To propose an article, please contact Stephen Stuempfle, SEM Executive Director / Website Editor, at semexec@indiana.edu.

SEM News
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SEM 2020: Registration Information » The SEM 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting will be held on October 22-31, with a pre-conference symposium on October 21. For more...
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SEM Welcomes Adriane Pontecorvo as 2020-21 Editorial Assistant » SEM welcomes Adriane Pontecorvo as its Editorial Assistant for the 2020-21 academic year. For a second year, this positio...
Monday, September 14, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SEM 2020: Information for Presenters and Chairs » SEM thanks all presenters and session chairs for their participation in the 2020 Annual Meeting. Presentation information...
Friday, September 4, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SEM Listserv: Call for Nominations for Moderators » SEM is seeking nominations, including self-nominations, from the membership for interim moderators of its discussion and a...
Friday, September 4, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SEM 2020: Updated Program; Early-Bird Registration Closes Sept 25 » The SEM 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting will be held on October 22-31, with a pre-conference symposium on October 21. An updat...
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 (1 Comment - view/add) SEM 2020 Preliminary Program (08/25/20) Now Online » The SEM 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting will be held on the expanded dates of October 22-31, with the aim of increasing access...
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 (1 Comment - view/add) SEM RMSS Statement on Racism & Justice » The Religion, Music, and Sound Section of the Society for Ethnomusicology condemns racism, racist acts, and racist systems...
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Statement from SEM Board Members on SEM Staff » We, the members of the SEM Board, write this letter to affirm our support for the Business Office and the staff of the Soc...
Friday, August 21, 2020 (1 Comment - view/add) Statement from Coalition of BIPOC and Queer Ethnomusicologists » The Scare Quotes A coalition of BIPOC and queer ethnomusicologists. We formed in response to Dr. Danielle Brown's O...
Thursday, August 20, 2020 (1 Comment - view/add) Open Letter from SEM Past Presidents on Racism » Open Letter to the Board, the Council, and the Membership of the Society of Ethnomusicology We, the...
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SEM Ethics Committee Suggestions to SEM Board » The following statement was prepared by the SEM Ethics Committee : SEM Ethics Committee (her...
Friday, August 7, 2020 SEM 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting: Registration Now Open » The SEM 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting will be held on the extended dates of Thursday, October 22, to Saturday, October 31, w...
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SEM Research Positions: Applications due 07/15/20 » The Society for Ethnomusicology invites applications for three research positions for “Musicians in America du...
Thursday, June 4, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SEM Board Statement of Solidarity » Dear Colleagues of the Society for Ethnomusicology: The Society for Ethnomusicology Board of Directors stands in su...
Thursday, April 30, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Ethnomusicology Translations Issue No. 10 Now Online » The Society for Ethnomusicology is pleased to announce the publication of Ethnomusicology Translations Issue No. 10:...
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) 15 New Interviews Posted to SEM YouTube Channel » SEM is pleased to announce the posting of 15 new interviews to its YouTube channel: Conversations in Ethnomusicology and...
Friday, March 27, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Sakata Collection Added to National Recording Register » SEM congratulates Hiromi Lorraine Sakata on the addition of her Collection of Afghan Traditional Music (1966-67; 1971-73)...
Friday, March 20, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SEM Statement on COVID-19 » The Society for Ethnomusicology extends its deepest solidarity to a world wounded by COVID-19. As we know from our studies...
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) February 2020 Ethnomusicology Student of the Month - Esther DeLozier » Esther DeLozier University of California, Davis Concentration of Study: Ethnomusicology Expected Gradua...
Friday, February 21, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Memorial Service for Bruno Nettl, May 10, 2020 » Please note that the below service for Bruno will be rescheduled to a later date. SEM will post new information when it is...
Thursday, February 20, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) New Interviews Uploaded to SEM YouTube Channel » SEM is pleased to announce the posting of 15 new interviews to its YouTube channel: Conversations in Ethnomusicology and...
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SEM Journal – Ethnomusicology – Winter 2020 Issue » The Winter 2020 (64.1) issue of Ethnomusicology is currently being shipped to members and is available in JSTOR. Article...
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Extraordinary Achievement by SEM Members Mellonee Burnim and Portia Maultsby » SEM congratulates Mellonee V. Burnim and Portia K. Maultsby on their inclusion in The Zora Canon of The 100 greatest...
Monday, February 3, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SEM 2020 Prizes: Submission Deadline April 1, 2020 » The deadline for submissions for the below SEM prizes is April 1, 2020. For more information about the prizes and submissi...
Friday, January 31, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SEM Endorses Statements Condemning the Use of Sonic Weapons » The Society for Ethnomusicology endorses the Chilean Society for Musicology’s and International Association for the Stud...
Monday, January 27, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) January 2020 Ethnomusicology Student of the Month - Petr Nuska » Petr Nuska Durham University Concentration of Study: Film in ethnomusicology, Ethnographic filmmaking, Collab...
Monday, January 27, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SEM 2020 in Ottawa: Abstracts Due 02/14/20 » The Society for Ethnomusicology will hold its 65 th Annual Meeting on October 22-25, 2020 , at the Westin Ottawa Hotel...
Thursday, January 23, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Gender & Sexualities Taskforce Panel Sponsorship - SEM 2020 » Those seeking sponsorship by the SEM Gender and Sexualities Taskforce (GST) at the Society f...
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Bruno Nettl (1930–2020) » When Bruno Nettl passed away in the early hours of January 15, 2020, the Society for Ethnomusicology lost one of its truly...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 (2 Comments - view/add) Bruno Nettl, 1930-2020 » Bruno Nettl died this morning in Urbana, Illinois, where he lived and worked since 1964. Active in what became...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SEM 2020 Chapter Meeting Information » SEM recently updated our Regional Chapter webpage to include information on all of the 2020 chapter meetings.This page i...
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) January 2020 Ethnomusicology Student of the Month - Petr Nuska » Petr Nuska Durham University Concentration of Study: Film in ethnomusicology, Ethnograph...
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) SEM Endorses the ICOM and ICOMOS Statement Opposing Deliberate Destruction of Heritage Sites » The Society for Ethnomusicology ( SEM ), which while based in the United States of America, endorses without reservation...
Thursday, December 19, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) December 2019 Ethnomusicology Student of the Month - Shelley Zhang » Shelley Zhang University of Pennsylvania Concentration of Study: Ethnomusicology, contemporary China, Weste...
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Ethnomusicology Translations Issue No. 9 by Takanori Fujita Now Online » The Society for Ethnomusicology is pleased to announce the publication of Ethnomusicology Translations Issue No. 9:...
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