Building Collective Futures: Communities Thriving Through Music IASPM Canada Conference 2024
September 26th to 28th
College Ave Campus, University of Regina
Programme of Events
All events are open to the public and free to attend.
Registration is only required for presenters.
Schedule:
Thursday, September 26
4-5:45 pm Darke Hall Theatre
Film Screening Co-Sponsored by RPL Theatre
Teaches of Peaches (2024)
6-7 pm Darke Hall Theatre
A. Keynote Round Table
Beats and Voices: DJ & Dance Music Cultures in Turtle Island Canada
Presenters: DJ Betti Forde, DJ Kookum, Quanah Style
Moderated by Charity Marsh
7-10 pm Darke Hall Atrium
Welcome Reception
Performances by: Sadie Hawkinz, Sunset Embassy, and DJ Kookum
Friday, September 27
8:30-10:30 am – CB 136
B. Paper Session: Building and Sustaining Communities
B. Paper Session: Building and Sustaining Communities
Chair, Aislinn McDougall, University of Regina
“Growing Up on the internet: The Role of Online Musical Subcultures in LGBTQ+ Identity Formation and Community Building”
Amanda Jarvis, McMaster University
Amanda Jarvis, McMaster University
“The value of Small Live Music Venues for a Sustainable Music Ecosystem”
Ceyda Atay, Yıldız Technical University (Virtual)
“Rhymes for Social Change: hip-hop and youth activism in Toronto”
Anna Lippman, York University
“When the East is in the House: Hip Hop Regionalism and Digital Sustainability”
Michelle McGuire, Mount Saint Vincent University
10:30-10:45 am
Break (Tangerine)
Break (Tangerine)
10:45-12 pm – CB 136
C. Keynote Session
C. Keynote Session
“The Sound of Sovereignty: Gender and Creativity in Indigenous Hip Hop”
Lindsay Knight aka Eekwol, University of Saskatchewan
Liz Przybylski, University of California, Riverside
12-1 pm – CB 132
Lunch (provided for presenters) – The mâmawi Café
1-2:30 pm – CB 136
D. Paper Session: Policymaking in the Spotlight: Broadcasting, Business, and Arts Innovation in Canada
Chair, Emily Gale, University of Lethbridge
D. Paper Session: Policymaking in the Spotlight: Broadcasting, Business, and Arts Innovation in Canada
Chair, Emily Gale, University of Lethbridge
“Broadcasting Canadian Content”
Louise Conception, University of Western Ontario
“Between the lines: Informal relations and negotiation in multinational major labels”
Richard Sutherland, Mount Royal University
“Ideals of Interdisciplinary: Canada Council’s New Funding Model and the Drive for Innovation”
Sophie Oglive-Hanson, Concordia University
2:30-2:45 pm
Break
2:45-3:30 pm (Overlapping Workshop Sessions)
E1. Workshop Session – CB 132
“A Star is Generated: Creating Pop Artists with AI”
Kristopher Ohlendorf, Humber Polytechnic
“A Star is Generated: Creating Pop Artists with AI”
Kristopher Ohlendorf, Humber Polytechnic
E2. Workshop Session – CB 136
“Why the Caged Birds Sings”
“Why the Caged Birds Sings”
Cheryl L’Hirondelle, University College Dublin
Tomas Jonsson, University of Regina
Judy McNaughton, Visual Artist
3:30-3:45 pm
Break
3:45-4:45 pm – CB 136
F. Virtual Paper Session – CB 136
Beats and Barriers: Techno, EDM, and the Politics of Community
Chair, Maren Hancock, MacEwan University
“Techno Impairments and Electronic Dance Music Production”
David Madden, Pepperdine University (Virtual)
“Partying in a wasteland in Montreal: feeling of an emotional community and political potential of EDM partying during the COVID period”
Charlet Brethomé, Université du Québec à Montréal (Virtual)
4:45-5 pm
Break
5-6 pm CB 132
G. Professional Development Session
Christina Baade, McMaster University, and Paul Theberge, Carleton University
7-9 pm, Dinner at Hampton Hub
Meals and Drinks for Purchase
9-11 pm, Hampton Hub
Bold Beats and Cultural Icons:
Performances by Quanah Style & DJ Betti Forde
Hampton Hub, 1221 15th Ave, Regina
Saturday, September 28
9-10:30 am – CB 139
H. Paper Session: Local Scenes and Cultural Sustainability
Chair, Paul Theberge, Carleton University
“Finding the Craic: Locating and Preserving Saskatchewan’s Irish/Scottish Trad Music Community through Community Autoethnography and Digital Humanities Methods”
Aislinn McDougall, University of Regina
“Twenty years of Cities of Music. The candidacy of the city of Liège (Belgium) for UNESCO “creative city” status”
Chloé Violle, Université de Liège
“A platform-materialized operational strategy: towards the sustainability of the afrobeats movement”
Laura Etemah, University of Groningen, Netherlands
10:30-10:45 am
Break
10:45-11:45 am – CB 139
I. Paper session: Resonating With Resistance: Gender Roles, Motherhood, and Emotional Politics in Music
Chair, Liz Przybylski
“”Overworked and Overwhelmed”: the Challenges of Balancing Music and Motherhood”
Christina Baade and Catherine Bernardi, McMaster University
““It’s Punk to Be Soft”: Citizen Rage and Hardcore Feelings”
Emily Gale, University of Lethbridge
12:00-1 pm – CB 139
Lunch (Catered for conference presenters – Tangerine)
1-3 pm – CB 139
J. Paper Session: Festivals: Digital and Cultural Futures
Chair, Richard Sutherland, Mount Royal University
“Improvising Utopia: Religious Dimensions of the Come Together Music Festival”
Sean Steele, York University
“The Tactical Celebration of Pop Music in International Fajr Music: The Islamic Republic and The Iranian Music Community”
Mehrenegar Rostami, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
“Girl-instrument: Posthumanism, producers, and virtual performers in Japanese music”
Caitlyn Ng Man Chuen, University of Michigan
“Film Songs as Popular Songs in the “Lonely” Shanghai (1937-1941)”
Tangmuyang-Krystal Zhang, University of Alberta
3-3:15 pm
Break
3:15-5:15 pm, Darke Hall Theatre
Film Screening Co-Sponsored by RPL Film Theatre
Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story (2024)
3:15-4:15 pm (Virtual Session) – CB 139
K. Paper Session: Disembodied Voices: Gender, Violence, and Artificial Singers in the Global Music Industry
Chair, Martin Lussier, UQAM
“A Cannibal Corpus Study of Gendered Violence in Lyrics”
Eric Smialek, University of Huddersfield (Virtual)
“The Rise of AI Singers in China: The New Frontier of Popular Music or a Threat to Human Expression?” (Virtual)
Yingzixuan Zhang, Communications University of China
Kaixuan Niu, Communications University of China
Zhian Zhao, Communications University of China
5:15-6:30 pm Darke Hall Theatre
L. Roundtable: Love Songs to End Colonization
Tomas Jonsson, University of Regina
Peter Morin, Ontario College of Art and Design
Jimmie Kilpatrick, Brandon University
6:30-7:30 pm – Darke Hall Atrium
Reception
7:30-8:30 pm – Darke Hall Atrium
M. Keynote Session
“Liberation on the Dancefloor”
Craig Jennex, Toronto Metropolitan University
8:30-11 pm – Darke Hall Atrium
Liberation After Dark: Dance Party with DJ Betti Forde
Accommodation Options:
Hotel Sask (walking distance to College Ave Campus):
Conference Rate: $149/night
Address: 2125 Victoria Ave, Regina, SK.
Phone: (306) 522-7691
Link to online booking at conference rate:
DoubleTree (walking distance to College Ave Campus):
Conference Rate: $129/night
Address: 1975 Broad Street, Regina, SK.
Phone: (306) 525-6767
Link to online booking at conference rate:
UofR Residence:
Rates: $54/person per night
Address: 3737 Wascana Pkwy, Regina, SK.
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