Conference: Music and Labour

Posted by Andrea on 30 October 2012 · Leave a Comment 

The International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) – Canada Branch has extended the Call for Papers deadline for their 2013 conference. The conference, scheduled for 23-26 May 2013 at McMaster University, is organized around the theme of “Music and Labour.” The new deadline for proposals is 15 November 2013. The CFP can … Continue reading →

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Union & Labour Songs

Posted by David Cowley on 3 March 2012 · 1 Comment 

One of the reasons it’s taken me so long to get through the first two books of Dos Passos’ U.S.A. Trilogy is because each is highly allusive.  It braids a variety of forms into the text such as headlines, fragmented news articles, autobiographical stream-of-consciousness sketches, and several narratives ‘proper’.  Still, one more textualized medium is the song, … Continue reading →

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