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Call for Papers: International Popular Music Studies Young Scholars Workshop:
Call for Papers: International Popular Music Studies Young Scholars Workshop:

IASPM Benelux and the research centre Rotterdam Popular Music Studies are happy to announce the upcoming International Popular Music Studies Young Scholars Workshop: We Want More: Feedback!

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Looking Back: The 10th annual Student Conference and Thesis Prize!
Looking Back: The 10th annual Student Conference and Thesis Prize!

On June 20th, our Tenth Annual IASPM Benelux Student Conference – Research In Popular Music took place at Radboud University.

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POP TALK 18 with Keith Negus (May 22nd, 17:00-18:30)
POP TALK 18 with Keith Negus (May 22nd, 17:00-18:30)

Our next IASPM BENELUX POP TALK 18 will take in collaboration with MUSIC MATTERS at the University of Groningen. Together we are excited to welcome Keith Negus on May 22nd, 17:00-18:30.

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CALL FOR CANDIDATES: IASPM Benelux executive board
CALL FOR CANDIDATES: IASPM Benelux executive board

Every three years IASPM Benelux holds elections for positions on the executive board (renewed candidacies are possible). We do this to introduce more opportunities for all members to become actively involved in the branch’s leadership and to cultivate a dynamic branch culture.

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Tenth Annual IASPM Benelux Student Conference – Research In Popular Music
CALL FOR PAPERS: Tenth Annual IASPM Benelux Student Conference – Research In Popular Music

On Friday, the 20th of June 2025, we will hold the tenth annual IASPM Benelux Student Conference on popular music research in Nijmegen. This one-day event will offer a series of panels led and presented by students at all levels of their academic careers.

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2 PhD positions on Protest Music and Polarisation at Radboud University (Nijmegen)
2 PhD positions on Protest Music and Polarisation at Radboud University (Nijmegen)

The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures (Faculty of Arts) and specifically the Arts and Culture Expertise Unit at Radboud University in Nijmegen is looking for two highly motivated and talented PhD candidates…

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 Current research

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Colonial continuities: memory activism in French rap
Colonial continuities: memory activism in French rap

During the memory wars in 1990s and 2000s France, a branch of French rap emerged with the intention to denounce the colonial continuities in France and to put forward a dissonant memory of the French colonial past…

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Approaching the overlooked: Cognitive processes in the perception of pop songs
Approaching the overlooked: Cognitive processes in the perception of pop songs

How do people perceive music? What do they really "hear" from it? - While many have attempted to explain music perception from psychological aspects, such as how certain musical features can evoke specific emotions, the results may not always be conclusive as different listeners may perceive different emotions from the same song.

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“Everybody understands the blues!” But can they sing it?
“Everybody understands the blues!” But can they sing it?

“Everybody understands the blues!” That’s how Albert King opened his performance of ‘Blues Power’ on Live Wire / Blues Power (1968), and perhaps it summarizes precisely why the blues, which originated as an undeniably African American mode of expression, rapidly grew out to become an internationally successful musical genre, going beyond ethnic, geographical or social boundaries.

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