Musicology

Listening and making

Music evokes emotions and surrounds us: in concert halls, at home or on the streets. Musicology explores composed music and the processes of creating and listening to it. This includes past and present music, music from our own society and other cultures A broad range of methods and techniques make it possible to research a large variety of musical phenomena.

Humanities Labs: innovative research and education under one roof

A new, inspiring place for innovative research and education in the humanities has recently been opened at the University of Amsterdam: Humanities Labs. The new centre of expertise, located in the Bushuis on the ...
Two New ASCA Funded PhD Candidates: Grâce Ndjako and Luc Marraffa

Grace Ndjako and Luc Marraffa were awarded the 2022 ASCA PhD fellowships. They were selected out of 412 applications.
ASCA Awards 2022: Jakko Kemper, Mikki Stelder, Emelia Quinn

The 2022 ASCA Awards Committee [Julia Kursell, Marrigje Paijmans, and Guillen Torres] nominated: Jakko Kemper, Mikki Stelder, and Emelia Quinn.
Unable to recognise rhythm or pitch: this is amusia

Not being able to recognise a well-known melody without the lyrics, not hearing whether someone is singing out of tune and not being able to produce a rhythm; for some people musicality is not their strongest point. ...
Staging Gender: Sexuality and Embodiment On Stage across Geopolitical Borders

ASCA Workshop 2022 | Organizers: Shekoufeh Behbehani, Martina Flores Mendeville, and Alvaro Lopez | June 1-3, 2022 | Deadline for proposals: 10 March 2022
Henkjan Honing and Sanneke Stigter receive PDI-SSH funding

The Platform Digital Infrastructure SSH has granted funding to Humanities researchers Henkjan Honing (Professor of Music Cognition) and Sanneke Stigter (Assistant Professor in Conservation and Restoration). They ...
Call for Papers: Oceans as Archives Conference

4-6 July, 2022 | University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Organizers: Mikki Stelder (University of Amsterdam), Renisa Mawani (University of British Columbia), Kristie Flannery (Australian Catholic University) | ...
Jazz Then & Now

Call for Papers | The seventh Rhythm Changes Conference will take place at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 25 to 28 August 2022. This conference marks the twelfth anniversary of the Rhythm ...

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Music Studies (Arts and Culture)
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Muziekwetenschap

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