Trinity College Dublin
16-17 January 2025
Deadline: Friday, 8 November 2024
Email: smi.ictmd.2025@gmail.com
The Society for Musicology in Ireland (SMI) and the Irish National Committee of the International
Council for Traditions of Music and Dance (ICTMD-IE) are pleased to announce their annual joint
postgraduate conference will take place at Trinity College Dublin on Thursday 16 and Friday 17 January
2025.
Postgraduate students working in all areas of musical research are warmly invited to submit proposals
for 20-minute papers or 30-minute lecture recitals of research conducted under supervision at a third-level institution. Poster presentations are also welcome. Areas of research include but are not limited
to, historical musicology, ethnomusicology, music theory and analysis, composition, music technology,
music pedagogy, popular music studies, performance studies, musical practice as research, psychology
of music, and music and gender. Attendees should convey research findings and professional
conclusions honestly and in alignment with established research integrity principles, including those
relating specifically to the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI).
We are delighted to welcome Dr Méabh Ní Fhuartháin to give the 2025 keynote address. The conference
will feature the presentation of the Harry White Doctoral Prize. As in previous years, the postgraduate
conference will also include a Careers Forum and a dedicated session featuring prize-winners of the
annual CHMHE competition for undergraduate dissertations.
To submit a proposal, please send an email attachment (.doc or .docx, not .pdf) to
smi.ictmd.2025@gmail.com by 6pm on Friday 8 November 2024 with the following details:
- Title of paper
- Abstract (max. 250 words)
- Full name and institutional affiliation
- Short biography (max. 150 words)
- Please state whether you are proposing a:
o 20-minute paper
o 30-minute lecture-recital
o 30-minute film, audio, or other media presentation (to include introduction and any
commentary)
o 10-minute presentation (Master’s Students)
o Poster presentation
Please submit all information in a single Word document. Proposals will be anonymised prior to peer
review and applicants will be notified of the outcome of this process by 9 December 2024.
On behalf of SMI and ICTMD-IE we thank you for your engagement. We are looking forward to
welcoming delegates to Trinity College Dublin for two days of intellectually and socially enriching
scholarly exchange.
