Message from the Chapter President, Jessie Ann Owens (December 2, 2019)
The Winter 2020 meeting of the Northern California Chapter of the American Musicological Society will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA.
The Program Committee invites proposals of up to 300 words for 20-minute papers (this is now the length for papers at the AMS annual meeting). Proposals may also be submitted for an organized session consisting of three related papers; these sessions can involve allied disciplines such as ethnomusicology or music theory. Proposals for an organized session should provide a rationale for the session and a brief description of each paper, no more than 500 words in all.
Abstracts will not be subject to blind review, in order to promote diversity of all kinds, including institutional and career stage. Submissions from faculty, independent scholars, and graduate students are all encouraged and welcome.
Abstracts should be submitted before midnight on Monday, January 6, 2020 via email to amsnorthcal@gmail.com. Decisions will be announced shortly thereafter.
Please refer to the AMS abstract guidelines: “Proposals should represent the presentation as fully as possible. A successful proposal typically articulates the main aspects of the argument or research findings clearly, positions the author’s contribution with respect to previous scholarship, and suggests the paper’s significance for the musicological community, in language that is accessible to scholars with a variety of specializations.”
If you are not already, you are encouraged to become a member of the chapter. Annual chapter dues are voluntary: all AMS members within the chapter boundaries are automatically members of the chapter, so don’t forget to pay your AMS national dues! Suggested annual chapter dues of $15.00 can be submitted via Paypal to AMSNorthCal(at)gmail(dot)com, specifying “Chapter Dues” in the message; dues can also be paid in person at our meetings, or by contacting our Secretary-Treasurer, Alice Miller Cotter (alicemillercotter(at)gmail(dot)com).