SEM Newsletter Published by the Society for Ethnomusicology Volume 36 • Number 2 • March 2002 SEM Soundbyte By Ellen Koskoff, SEM President This is my first SEM Soundbyte, so I’d like to begin by thanking all of you for placing your trust in me as President and to tell you that I am truly honored to Ethnomusicological Vistas serve the Society in this way. As has been the tradition with in- coming Presidents, I would like to de- vote my first Soundbyte to a discussion of us and to review how we are struc- tured as a Society. I remember sitting at Business Meetings of the past, looking up at the Board, wondering how every- thing actually got done, who did what, and why? So, for those of you who have just joined the Society or for those of you who need a refresher course, here is a brief sketch of the various adminis- trative bodies that help the Society run so efficiently. SEM 2002 Rockies Estes Park Center, Colorado The Society is run by a Board of Directors, consisting of nine people, By Brenda M. Romero, Local Arrangements Committee Chair nominated by the Board Nominating Committee and elected for two years by Greetings from the SEM 2002 Local Following up on the popular discus- the general membership. The President Arrangements Committee Chair! We are sions on ensembles at the Austin and is responsible for running the Society, working on a very special SEM confer- Detroit SEM meetings, a pre-conference for chairing the two Board meetings ence in the heart of the Rocky Moun- focusing on world music ensembles is held each year (one in the Fall at the tains for October 2002. Prepare yourself planned for Wednesday. It will feature annual meeting and the other sometime for breathtaking views and bugling elk a large panel presentation by a variety of in the Spring), running the Business on your way from the Denver Interna- ensemble directors, and a lengthy dis- Meeting, appointing committee mem- tional Airport (DIA) to the YMCA of the cussion in the morning sessions. The bers, and answering various and sundry Rockies Estes Park Center. The SEM afternoon will be devoted to six differ- inquires from both inside and outside 2002 meeting promises to be an extraor- ent breakouts, conducted by the morn- Continued on page 3 dinary conference, different in many ing speakers teaching 3-hour workshops senses from our typical meetings be- collaboratively in their music. cause the unique setting will give the Because this dramatic region is one Inside this issue conference a more retreat-like quality. of the ancestral homelands of the Arapa- 1 SEM Soundbyte Along with our standard program of hos, we have begun preliminary discus- 1 SEM 2002 Colorado conference papers, we are planning sions about having an Arapaho blessing 3 China Releases Ngawang Choephel some exciting events and excursions. ceremony (probably around a fire out- 4 SEM News We intend to capitalize on the possibili- doors) for Thursday morning. The Thurs- 5 Call for Papers ties of the site and organize some events day night opening reception with des- 6 Call for Submission that would be impossible in an urban serts and drinks will be hosted by the 7 2002 American Institute of Indian hotel setting. In addition to stunning University of Colorado while Professor Studies Fellowship scenery, crisp mountain air, and the Kwasi Ampene’s fabulous CU African 7 “Mele Lei no Barbara Barnard Smith” lively SEM program, the site provides a Ensemble will provide a lively program 7 People and Places in Ethnomusicol- variety of recreational activities, among of traditional and highlife music (so ogy them guided walks and hikes, swim- bring your dancing shoes!). 7 Ethnomusicology at Stanford ming in an Olympic pool, and ice skat- Continued on page 3 8 Conferences Calendar ing. 2 SEM Newsletter

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SEM Soundbyte acted upon. In this way the Board and that night (nationally syndicated, taped the Council act in tandem addressing live for broadcast a few days later). The Continued from page 1 both long-term and everyday issues that theme of the show will be Music of the Society. Either the President-Elect effect the Society as a whole. Mountain Cultures and will be hosted, or the Past-President sit with the current In addition to the SEM Board and as usual, by Nick and Helen Forster. President on the Board, either learning Council, the President, in consultation Invitees we are considering include an the job or teaching it. with the Board, appoints various mem- Appalachian performer, the Tuvan Sing- There are also two Vice-Presidents, bers to act as Delegates and Liaisons to ers, and musicians either from the Sierra elected in consecutive years (to help other societies, such as the American Tarahumara or the Andean Regions, or retain continuity): the First Vice-Presi- Folklore Society, the Society for Ameri- Afghanis who live in the United States. dent oversees all of our many publica- can Music, the American Musicological E-Town always honors a particular tions: the Journal, with its growing edi- Society, the American Anthropology person’s contributions to the world of torial board, the Newsletter, Web Site, Association, and many others whose his or her music, and the taping of a live SEM discussion list, and Special Series interests intersect with our own. E-Town show is an interesting event in (no longer active). The Second Vice- Nothing could get done, however, if itself. President oversees the annual confer- it were not for the presence and grow- Another (informal) performance ences, often planned five or six years in ing importance of the SEM Business space will feature music of Latin America, advance. This person works with the Office where the Business Office Coor- Bali, India, and other regions at various Program and Local Arrangements Com- dinator, Lyn Pittman, and the Executive times throughout the conference. mittees, acting as liaison with the Board, Director, Alan Burdette, deal on a daily We invite you to bring your families making sure all deadlines are met, and basis with the nitty-gritty details of run- and enjoy this internationally known seeing to any pesky little problems that ning the Society, and who try to trans- center in one of the most beautiful may arise as conferences come and go. late our “lofty” ideas into something do- places in the U.S. We are doing our best The Secretary is responsible for the able. to find licensed daycare providers at an agenda and the minutes of the Board Although I have devoted this first of extra cost for those with small children. meetings and of the annual Business my Soundbyte to a discussion of the We are truly excited about creating Meeting, and for taking care of details, Society and its internal structure (there an unforgettable conference experience such as passing on the news of election may be a test on this at the next Business for SEM members. We will provide you results, handling correspondence with Meeting—joke!), in the future, I intend with more details as our plans become the Board, and acting as liaison with the to discuss concerns that relate more finalized. Look for additional informa- Business Office. The Treasurer takes specifically to issues of diversity within tion on the conference website which care of the financial activities of the the Society, and others that relate to our you can find from the SEM home page. Society, monitoring financial invest- presence in the broader academic con- ments, preparing the annual budget, text. So stay tuned! and working with the auditor and the But, before I sign off, I would like to IRS to help keep the Society financially commend the honesty and at times healthy. compelling beauty and poignancy of China Releases Finally, there are two Members-at- the various comments, feelings, and Ngawang Choephel Large: a Member-at-Large (elected in an experiences that you have shared on the even year), responsible for overseeing SEM discussion list following the events By Edward Herbst, Chair, SEM Ethics recruitment and supervising the seven of September 11, 2001. I feel, more than Committee prize and award committees, and a ever before, the importance, indeed Member-at-Large (elected in an odd necessity, of our work as ethnomusi- On January 20, Ngawang Choephel, year), who takes care of the sixteen cologists—no matter where we are—to the Tibetan ethnomusicologist who was Standing and two (soon to be three, promote tolerance and freedom of ex- serving an 18-year prison term in China when the Jazz interest group is formed) pression in a world that needs both. on spying charges, was granted early Special-Interest Committees, four Sec- release on medical parole. In a gesture tions, and the four Ancillary Organiza- likely aimed at improving relations with tions that are linked to (but not formally SEM 2002 Colorado the United States before President Bush’s part of) the Society. visit to China in February, Ngawang The other elected body that helps Continued from page 1 Choephel arrived (still wearing his prison run the Society is the SEM Council, and On Friday afternoon we plan to take garb) in Detroit from China, where he both students and “older” professionals a break in the program in order to visit had served about a third of his prison are members. The Council also elects its Boulder and the University of Colorado. term. “We are pleased that after persis- own Chair and Secretary who act as A banquet will be held at the University tent efforts by many players, he has liaisons to the Board. The Council Memorial Center at 6, followed by a been released,” said a State Department discusses various long-range issues that concert featuring Japanese music and spokeswoman, confirming the arrival of are central to the running of the Society the Jihad Racy Ensemble. Choephel in Detroit. or to the health of ethnomusicology in We are especially excited about the Choephel’s release had been sought general, and yearly proposes resolu- possibility of having an E-Town radio by U.S. diplomats, members of Con- tions to the Board that are discussed and concert at the Y’s Reusch Auditorium Continued on page 5 4 SEM Newsletter SEM News

SEM 2003 Venda people, providing a vivid im- sion topics and projects have been ex- pression of girls’ initiation rites as prac- tremely varied. The 2003 SEM meeting will be a joint ticed in the 1950s that augments and The group’s name is Appliedethno meeting with College Music Society and informs Blacking’s other Venda texts. group at Yahoo! Groups. You may visit will be held at the Hotel Intercontinen- Blacking began editing the film in 1979 our site and browse through our archive tal in Miami, Florida, October 1-5. using footage he had taken during his by going to http://groups.yahoo.com/ fieldwork in the mid-50s. “Domba” was group/appliedethno/. Revised Field Manual Now edited on film by Blacking himself, To subscribe and join the listserv Available giving us further insights into his re- simply send an e-mail message to: The long-awaited revised 2nd edition search with the Venda. Blacking also appliedethno-subscribe@yahoogroups. of A Manual for Documentation, Field- provides the voice-over for the film. com. We have had some spirited dis- work & Preservation for Ethnomusicolo- The film can now be purchased on cussions thus far and we hope you will gists is now available from the SEM NTSC videocassette and is accompanied join us! Business Office. This invaluable hand- by a detailed study guide written by book for ethnographers contains a wealth John Bailey and Andrée Grau. SEM Musings on Meeting Costs members can purchase a copy from the of information in a straightforward, no- By Amy K. Stillman, Co-Chair, SEM nonsense format that is small enough to SEM Business Office for $30, non-mem- 2001 Local Arrangements fit in a jacket pocket. Prepared by bers and libraries for $50. Call (Tel) 812.855.6672; (Email) [email protected], members of the SEM Archiving commit- Gone are the days when SEM confer- tee and edited by Janet Topp-Fargion, or order directly through the SEM website. ences were cozy gatherings, where ev- the manual contains information on eryone knew each other’s names, and field recording equipment and proce- where attendees were not challenged dures, copyright, ethics, and archiving. SEM Newsletter Online by having to choose among sessions Many updates have been made, particu- The SEM Newsletter is now available because there was only one session in larly to the section on recording equip- online through the SEM website. each time slot. As the organization has ment and media. An additional 30 grown in size, so have the complexities pages of content has been added. The of arranging the annual meeting in- manual is an excellent complement to New Email Group Dedicated creased exponentially. Having under- fieldwork, archiving, or introductory to Applied Ethnomusicology gone the “trial by fire” of undertaking ethnomusicology courses. Selling for By Ric Alviso, Moderator, local arrangements for SEM 2001 in $6 to members and $12 to non-mem- Appliedethno Listserv Detroit, it has become apparent that bers, the manual can be ordered by SEM members could benefit from a contacting the Business Office or through You are invited to join a new listserv inside peek into the usually hidden the SEM website. A 10% discount is (email group) dedicated to the sharing world of meeting costs. What follows available for orders of 10 or more cop- and dissemination of information on are some musings on this matter col- ies. and about Applied Ethnomusicology. lected by myself and co-chair Mark At SEM Detroit, those present at the Clague. Domba Video and Guide Now Applied Ethnomusicology Section meet- Cost of meeting spaces. These do Available ing discussed the need for such a forum not come free-of-charge. SEM’s space to discuss theory, method, and practice. needs include rooms for anywhere from The SEM Audio-Visual committee Now that Applied Ethnomusicology is four to seven simultaneous sessions, a has recently made available John an official section of SEM, we are open- large ballroom capable of accommodat- Blacking’s film “Domba.” The film is an ing up this listserv to anyone within SEM ing the entire group for the Seeger important document for understanding and the general community who is in- Lecture, the Business Meeting, any gala Venda ritual practices and the work of terested in finding out what others are receptions and evening concert events, John Blacking. Between 1956 and 1958, doing. and numerous smaller spaces for com- John Blacking conducted the fieldwork As of January 1, 2002, we have 141 mittee meetings and other gatherings. amongst the Venda people of the North- members. Up to this time, much of the In recent years SEM has taken place in ern Transvaal, South Africa, on which discussion has centered on defining ritzy hotels (usually with bad sound his later international reputation as an what encompasses “applied” work. We leakage in the paper session rooms), ethnomusicologist was built. The 71 are currently in the process of sharing provoking concerns from attendees minute-long film “Domba” is one of the what kinds of applied projects people about expensive hotel rooms (and com- products of that engagement with the are involved in. To this point, discus- plaints about the sound situation). Gravi- SEM Newsletter 5 tating toward bigger hotels has become Catering. We received a surprising Ngawang Choephel Re- necessary for two reasons: (1) SEM’s number of requests for Local Arrange- space needs have expanded beyond the ments to provide a reception or a snack. leased capacity of most smaller (and cheaper) Not all could be accommodated. The Continued from page 3 hotels, and (2) the costs of meeting question is, who pays? There is no such gress, and a range of international non- space rental can be offset by anticipated thing as a free lunch. Eventually, the governmental organizations. Choephel, guest room revenues. catering bill must be paid. who was officially released to India via This second point is crucial. A hotel Registration fees. This is a major the United States, was accompanied on that is guaranteed to fill rooms with source of revenues for paying meeting the flight by an official from the U.S. paying guests (who will hopefully eat costs. Let’s take a closer look. This Embassy in Beijing. The 36-year-old heartily in the restaurant and drink mer- year’s fee was $100. Way over half of Tibetan exile who attended Middlebury rily at the bar) will gladly provide price the registrants paid by credit card, which College in Vermont as a Fulbright scholar breaks on meeting spaces. As a matter meant that the credit card company was imprisoned in 1995 after returning of fact, in recent years, the meeting took its 2%. Then, we used the profes- to Tibet to film a documentary on tradi- spaces were free—provided that SEM sional services of a conference manage- tional performing arts there. guest room bookings reached a mini- ment outfit to handle clerical aspects of In a conversation I recently had with mum negotiated in the hotel contract. If processing registrations and all of the Ngawang, he reported that he has made the room bookings did not reach the accounting. We opted for the cheapest many visits to doctors since arriving in minimum required, the hotel would bill package of services, for which we were Washington, D.C., and that his health rental, anywhere from a fraction to the charged $30 per registrant. This means condition is not bad (considering the full amount of meeting space. The that out of $100, we netted $70—or $68 wear and tear of six and a half years in meeting spaces at the Westin Southfield if payment was by credit card. Students prison), though some test results are not used during SEM 2001 would have cost paid $60, from which we netted $30—or back yet. His improvement may be due over $12,000; thankfully we exceeded $28.80 if charged. Out of approximately to medical attention he received once the minimum, and the meeting space 500 registrants, over 30 registrations he was moved a year ago from the was free. What can you do to support were complimentary to students who prison in the Tibet Autonomous Region, meeting planning costs? Make your worked a minimum of six hours. But where he had been held for five years, hotel reservation using the SEM rate. because they were registered for the to a prison in Chengdu, provincial capi- This is the only way that your room conference, the $30 management fee tal of Sichuan, China. He will be recu- nights can be credited toward SEM us- still applied. Out of around 470 paid perating and receiving medical atten- age of hotel meeting space. If you stay registrations, let’s say we netted around tion in the U.S., and will soon be re- at the meeting hotel but use some other $25,000. After paying the A/V rental bill united with his family in India. Ngawang discount, your room booking does not of $20,000, that would leave $5,000 for told me he is very interested in pursuing count toward the costs of the meeting other purposes—such as catering the further ethnomusicology studies in the spaces. And having to pay for meeting gala reception ($10,000), putting on the U.S. space rental will ensure that registration evening concerts ($7,000), designing From what I have been told by fees will go up. and producing all printed materials and organizations involved, we should not Cost of A/V equipment rental. SEM’s signage ($6,000). So Local Arrange- underestimate the effect of the efforts needs are extreme and tax the ability of ments folks must go calling on deep- made on Ngawang Choephel’s behalf vendors accustomed to supplying far pocketed administrators to sponsor re- by SEM President Bonnie Wade, the less for most clients. Even with a ceptions—not really a viable option at SEM Board, Ethics Committee, and Coun- volume discount, the A/V bill for SEM schools with small budgets—and figure cil. 2001 was over $20,000. Each VCR cost out entrepreneurial ways of raising Cards and letters can be sent to: $100/day; multiply that by five rooms, money. Ngawang Choephel, International Cam- then by four days. Add monitors, cas- How can you help out? By under- paign for Tibet, 1825 K St. NW Suite 520, sette players, and CD players, and watch standing and accepting the inevitable, Washington DC 20006. the costs soar. Add computers and that registration fees must go up. When watch the costs disappear out of sight. considering costs of staging a meeting, What can you do to help? Think care- it becomes clear that SEM registration fully about what equipment you request fees have been artificially low. At the Call for Papers when you submit your proposal. Avoid same time, rising expectations—cheaper the temptation to check all boxes be- hotel rooms, A/V equipment taken for Society for Ethnomusicology cause you don’t know yet what you are granted, more food—creates unwelcome Southwest Chapter (SEMSW) 2002 actually going to use; consider instead pressure on Local Arrangements folks to Meeting whether each piece of equipment is do more with less money. If we are absolutely essential to make your point. going to expect well-organized and well- April 19-20, 2002, University of Keep in mind that attempts to actually run meetings in comfortable and con- Colorado, Boulder, Colorado use every possible piece of equipment vivial venues, then we must be pre- The 2002 meeting of the Society for often ends up compromising the quality pared to pay up. Ethnomusicology Southwest Chapter will of the presentation. be held from noon on Friday, April 19, 2002, to 5 pm on Saturday, April 20, 6 SEM Newsletter

2002. Please submit abstracts via post or • Biodiversity Conservation: Challenges (Email) [email protected]. Deadline email by March 15, 2002, to Brenda M. and Opportunities for receipt is April 30, 2002. Please Romero, SEMSW Chapter President, at • Labour and Manpower in Borneo include name, affiliation, address, and (Email) [email protected] or telephone number of each author/par- ICT and Society College of Music, 301 UCB, University • ticipant. Also include any audio-visual of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0301. There will also be panels devoted to equipment requests (only a VCR and Please include your mailing address, special topics, such as Migration / Bor- slide projector will be provided for email address, telephone number, and der Issues and Borneo, and Performing presenters) and specify any special institutional affiliation. Membership in Arts in Borneo. The languages of con- scheduling needs. Because of large the Society for Ethnomusicology at the ference are English, Bahasa Malaysia, attendance expected at the conference, time of the meeting is not required for and Bahasa Indonesia. each person may participate in only one students. Note that the Society for Music Registration. Pre-Conference regis- panel. All participants must be mem- Theory and the American Musicological tration: RM200/US$53 for participants bers of MPCA and must preregister for Society are meeting with us in Boulder and presenters; RM100/US$26 for stu- the conference. For membership infor- but accepting and reading abstracts sepa- dents. Late registration: RM300/US$78 mation, contact Gary Burns, Midwest rately. for participants and presenters; RM150/ Popular Culture Association, Depart- US$39 for students ment of Communication, Northern Illi- Deadlines. Pre-conference registra- Borneo Research Council 7th nois University, DeKalb, IL 60115; (Tel) tion: March 15, 2002. Submission of 815.753.7108; (Fax) 815.753.7109; Biennial International Conference paper abstracts (not exceeding 150 st (Email) [email protected]. Unfortunately, “21 Century Borneo—Issues in words): March 15, 2002. Final submis- Development” MPCA is not able to provide financial sion of completed papers: May 15, 2002. assistance to defray costs of transporta- July 15-18, 2002, Kota Kinabalu, All papers delivered at the Confer- tion, lodging, meals, registration, or any Sabah, Malaysia ence are copyrighted by the Borneo other expenses. This will be a multi-disciplinary con- Research Council and are the property ference, organized by the School of of the Council for publication in its Social Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Proceedings Series unless otherwise Sabah, with plenary sessions, sessions agreed upon by the Council. devoted to special topics, and paper Accommodations will be arranged at Call for Submission panels. The objectives of the Confer- various high-class, medium range, and ence are: (1) to promote research in the low-budget hotels in Kota Kinabalu (to A Pretty Rush Down My Spine: social, biological, and medical sciences be announced later). For more informa- Essays on Björk edited by Greg in Borneo; (2) to permit the research tion, contact Dr Jacqueline Pugh- Hainge and Paul Attinello Kitingan, Secretariat, Borneo Research community, interested Borneo govern- Abstracts are invited for a new col- Council 7th Biennial International Con- ment departments, and others to keep lection on Björk, intended to bring an ference, School of Social Sciences, abreast of ongoing research and its interdisciplinary, critical investigation to Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Beg Berkunci results; (3) to serve as a vehicle for bear on all aspects of her music and 2073, 88999 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Ma- drawing attention to urgent research career. Potential topics include but are laysia; (Tel) 6088.320.000 (University and its results; (4) to help coordinate the not limited to: flow of information on Borneo research general line); 6088.320.102 (School of Social Sciences); (Fax) 6088.320.242; • Technology and virtuality arising from many diverse sources; (5) • Timbre/noise/sample/glitch to disseminate rapidly the initial results (Email) brcconference2002@ hotmail. of research activity; (6) to inform the com; (Website) http://communities.msn. • Genre and cross-genre writing interested public on research in Borneo. com.my/brcconference2002. • Anti- and hyper-pop Some suggested session themes are: • Video, film and visual images • Cross-Cultural Psychology in Borneo Annual Meeting of the Midwest • Grammatical and syntactic deterritori- Popular Culture Association—Latin • Health, Healing and Society alization American Popular Culture • Borneo and Regional Politics • Experimental/minoritarian use of lan- • Gender Transformations in Borneo October 4-6, 2002, Wyndham Milwau- guage kee Center Hotel, Milwaukee, Wiscon- • Internet communication and distribu- • Ethnicity, Diversity and Development sin Indigenous Communities, Develop- tion • The Midwest Popular Culture Asso- ment and Change • Cyborg/nature dichotomy ciation (MPCA) invites proposals for • Post-human • Rituals and the Spiritual World papers and panels on Latin American • Tourism in Borneo popular culture. Send proposals to Jane • “Machined” vocal qualities • History and Archaeology in Borneo Florine (Latin American Popular Culture • Gender models and sensuality • Material Cultures Area Chair for MPCA), Department of • Emotivity/affectivity/sensation Music/HWH 331, Chicago State Univer- • Borneo Languages • Representations of Iceland sity, Chicago, IL 60628-1598; (Tel) • Self-representations • Marine Resources in Borneo 773.995.2119; (Fax) 773.995.3767; SEM Newsletter 7

• The Sugar Cubes and soloist orienta- tion “Mele Lei no Barbara Barnard Smith” • Covers/reinterpretations • Collaborations and special appear- Composed and chanted by Amy K. Stillman, October 26, 2001 ances • Critical and fan reception Lei ana o Barbara e This is a lei for Barbara - • Marketing strategy and anti-industry Aia i Manoa e There at Manoa E noe mai ka ua Where gently mists moves I ka Ua Tuahine The Tuahine rain • Negotiations with the press He kua me he pali e An upright back straight as a cliff The editors represent the fields of E puka mai ka la- e Over which the sun rises. cultural studies and musicology, but E mohala na- pua The flowers blossom works from other fields are also wel- E malama- na- kukui The candlenut shines brightly come. A broad range of approaches, E ‘ohi na- ‘ilima The ‘ilima blossoms are gathered including critique, analysis, hermeneu- E limahana lei And fashioned by hand into a lei tics, and industry studies (or syntheses E kui a- pa’a That is strung until firm of any of these) are encouraged, as are A he lei nou na makou- e And it is a lei for you, from us—your students collaborations, especially between writ- ers working in different fields or meth- This mele likens Barbara Smith’s inspiring countenance to the cliffs at the odologies. back of Manoa that stand watching over the valley. Her influence as a teacher Please send abstracts and proposals and mentor is compared to the breaking through of the sun as it rises above the (maximum 500 words) as well as a brief mountains. As her students blossom under her exacting tutelage, she serves as CV by June 1, 2002; we envisage that a guiding beacon. Having transformed her students into ‘ilima blossoms—a very final papers will be due mid-January prized flower that symbolizes nobility—they are gathered into a lei that is strung 2003. All attachments should be sent as securely, signifying that her teachings are held fast and firm. RTF files for compatibility. Please direct all materials and inquiries to Greg Hainge (Email) [email protected] People and Places in Margaret Sarkissian (Smith College) and Paul Attinello (Email) pattinello@ is spending Spring 2002 teaching at the chariot.net.au. Ethnomusicology Associated Kyoto Program in Kyoto, Daniel Cavicchi has been appointed Japan, and doing extensive research on Assistant Professor of American Studies the food and sake of the Kansai region. in the Department of History, Philoso- 2002 American Insti- phy, and Social Sciences at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode tute of Indian Studies Island, beginning September 2002. In Ethnomusicology at Fellowship addition to courses on American history and politics, he will be teaching the the Stanford Humani- The American Institute of Indian history of jazz, audience studies, and a ties Center Studies (AIIS) announces its 2002 fel- fieldwork course called “musical com- lowship competition and invites appli- munity.” He has been teaching at RISD Thanks to an unusual concentration cations from scholars who wish to con- as an adjunct professor since 1996. of ethnomusicologists at the Stanford duct their research in India. Junior Dale A. Olsen, School of Music, Humanities Center, Stanford University fellowships are given to PhD candidates Florida State University, Tallahassee, was is hosting several events of ethnomusi- to conduct research for their disserta- awarded Distinguished Research Pro- cological interest during 2001/2002. tions in India for up to eleven months. fessor, one of three such awards given Louise Meintjes (Duke University) Senior fellowships are available to schol- annually at FSU. He has completed his organized a residency by the Umzansi ars who hold the PhD degree for up to term as President of The College Music Dance Company of Johannesburg, South nine months of research in India. The Society and has published a book, Mu- Africa, November 6-15, 2001. The Com- AIIS also welcomes applications for its sic of El Dorado: The Ethnomusicology pany gave workshops and lecture-dem- performing and creative arts fellow- of Ancient South American Cultures onstrations of Zulu ngoma dancing on ships from accomplished practitioners (University Press of Florida, 2002). This campus and in the community. of the arts of India. The application summer and following summers he will Marc Perlman (Brown University) deadline is July 1, 2002. For more serve as Director of and teach ethnomu- has organized a lecture series on the information and applications, please sicology courses at FSU’s Summer Pro- theme of music and identity: Maureen contact the American Institute of Indian gram in Vietnam, one of many interna- Mahon, “This Is Not White Boy Music: Studies, 1130 E. 59th Street, Chicago, IL tional programs at the Florida State The Politics and Poetics of Black 60637; (Tel) 773.702.8638; (Email) University. For information on the sum- Rock”(January 30, 2002); David Samuels, [email protected]. mer program, please write to (Email) “Whose Otherness? Native Americans, [email protected]. Popular Music, and the Performance of 8 SEM Newsletter

Identity” (February 15, 2002); Ian Condry, Conferences Calendar and (Website) http://music. “Japanese Hip Hop and the Cultural uchicago.edu/courtesan/. Politics of Race” (March 1, 2002); Mirjana April 2002 Lausevic, “Choosing a Heritage: Why 4-7 Association for Asian Studies. 11-13 Delta Blues Symposium VIII: Americans Sing Balkan Tunes” (April Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, The Sacred and the Secular. 12, 2002); Keila Diehl, “Music and the Washington, DC. For more Arkansas State University. For Imagination of Freedom: Rock & Roll information, see (Website) more information, see (Website) and Hindi Film Song in the Tibetan http://www.aasianst.org/ann http://www.clt.astate.edu/ Refugee Soundscape” (April 17, 2002). mtg.htm. blues. Paul Berliner (Northwestern Univer- sity) will organize a residency of The 4-7 Calibrations: Sizing up Spaces, 11-14 Crafting Sounds, Creating Mean- Zimbabwe Group Leaders Mbira En- Communities, and Selves. Col- ing: Making Popular Music in semble, May 13-20, 2002. The featured lege Station, Texas. For more the U.S. Experience Music artists, who lead their own mbira en- information, contact the Con- Project, Seattle, WA. For more sembles, include: Beauler Dyoko, the ference Committee, Center for information, contact Daniel first woman in Zimbabwe to become a Humanities Research, Texas Cavicchi, Experience Music professional mbira player and singer; A&M University, 4352 TAMU, Project, 2901 Third Avenue, Hakurotwi Mude, renowned singer and College Station, TX 77843-4352; Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98121; spirit medium; Cosmas Magaya, interna- (Tel) 979.845.8328; (Website) (Email) [email protected]; tionally acclaimed mbira player and http://www.tamu.edu/chr. teacher; Simon Magaya, hosho (gourd shaker) player and expert on Shona 5-7 The Courtesan’s Arts. Franke Erratum custom. During their residency they Institute for the Humanities will be available for concerts, lecture- (University of Chicago) and In SEM Newsletter vol. 36(1)(Jan demonstrations and workshops, on cam- Center for Renaissance Studies 2002), the 22nd Symposium of the ICTM pus and in the Bay Area generally. For (Newberry Library). For more Study Group on Ethnochoreology was further information, visit (Website) http:/ information on the conference, mistakenly listed in April. The correct /shc.stanford.edu/ or contact (Email) contact Meredith Ray (Email) date for the Symposium is July 24-31, [email protected]. mkray@midway. uchicago.edu 2002.

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