ETHOS MUSIC & THE EMERGENCE OF POLITICAL CULTURE

Thursday 19 May 1:30-5 p.m. Boole 1

Meeting of delegates interested in future projects related to music and civic culture. Ideas for possible research/praxis projects will be explored as well as possible partnerships for EU funding. Current ETHOS interdisciplinary projects and partnership opportunities will be described. All are welcome

Friday 20 May Boole 1

Registration 8:30– Noon

Boole Lecture Theatre Lobby

8:30-9:00 a.m. Gathering & Coffee

9:00 am Welcome

Professor David Cox, Dean, Faculty of Arts

Professor Neil Collins, Head, Department of Government

9:30-10:15 a.m.

Linda Dennard, Ph.D., MPA

ETHOS Project

UCC Department of Government

Political Culture and Civic Space: Reframing the Role of the Arts in Governance Practice

10:15-10:30 Music Break

10:30– 11:30

Martin Gardiner, Ph.D.

Brown University

Centre for Human Development

Capacities for Civil Society: Music and Social Learning

11:30 - Noon Tea and Music

Noon– 1:30 p.m. Colloquy: What does music do relevant to civic culture?

1:30-2:30 p.m. Lunch on campus

2:45-3:30 p.m.

Ms. Evelyn Grant

UCC School of Music

Rivers of Sound: An illustrated Case Study of Cork Music Works

3:30-3:45 p.m. Music Break

3:45-5 p.m.

Adamantios Dionysios Minas

National & Capodistrian

University of Athens

Attitudes towards music from the Ionian Island of the Modern Greek State

Andrew Blasko, Ph.D.

Uppsala University

The birth of power from the spirit of art in Soviet society.

5-5:30 Discussion

5:30 Break

6:30-7:30 PUB Dialogue Reidy’s

7:30– 9 p.m.

Dinner & Musical Outing

Saturday 21 May West Wing 9

8:30-9:00 a.m.

Gathering & Coffee

9:10-10:15 a.m.

Helen Phelan, Ph.D.

Course Director

MA Chant & Ritual Song

Irish World Music Centre

University of Limerick

The Sanctuary Project

10:20-10:50

Mr. Fergal Gaynor

Director

Art/Not Art

Cork

Culture 2005: The Cork Caucus & Grassroots Art

10:50 - 11:25 Tea and Discussion

Why can’t politicians/administrators do art?

11:30-12:15

Professor Caroline van Niekerk

Past president Pan-African Society for Music Education

Board of Directors International Society for Music

University of Pretoria

South Africa

12:30- 2 p.m. Lunch

2:00-3:15

Vessela Misheva, Ph.D.

Uppsala University

Department of Sociology

The Beatles generation & the end of the Cold War

Ms. Visnja Cogan

Author

Love & Peace or Else: U2 & the development of social conscience inside & outside the framework of Rock.

3:15-3:30

Discussion What is political culture?

3:30-4:15

Professor Kjell Skyllstad

Emeritus

Department of Music & Theatre

University of Oslo

The Resonant Community: Music advocacy for diversity, inclusion, & peace.

4:15- 5 p.m. Tea & Colloquy

Music & the accommodation of difference: How is it done?

5:00 p.m.

Break

5:30-7:00 p.m.

Pub Dialogue (campus bar)

7:00 p.m.

Dinner : Staff Restaurant (with ticket)

Sunday 22 May West Wing 6

9:30-11:15

John Anderson, PhD.

School of International Relations

University of St. Andrews

Scotland

John Adams, Klinghoffer & the Transmigration of Souls: Musical Responses to Terrorism

David J. Eberi, Ph.D.

University of Benin

(Pending visa)

Organised Sound: Music in the war in Iraq & Afghanistan.

Paul Burgess, Ph.D.

Applied Social Studies

University College Cork

Beyond the Fife & Drum: Northern Protestant Working Class Cultures.

11:15-11:45

Tea & Music

11:45– 12:30

Colloquy: Music at points of social transition. What are the decisions to be made? Who makes them?

12:30- 4:00 p.m.

Break

Brunch @ Greene’s (with ticket)

Conference Integration

Historical tour of Cork (with ticket)

Thank you for your participation & keep in touch!

Music & the Emergence of Political Culture

Contact Information:

The Department of Government

University College Cork

Cork

Republic of Ireland

Department

353-21-490-2770 (Department)

353-21-490-3472 (ETHOS)

353-21-490-3135 (Fax)

Ann.McCann@ucc.ie

www.ucc.ie/acad/govt

ETHOS Project on Governance

& Civic Culture

L.Dennard@ucc.ie

www.ucc.ie/acad/govt/ethos

353-21-490-3472

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