SIMM
SIMM Seminar Deadline Extended
The deadline for applications to attend the SIMM research seminar on participatory opera and music theatre has been extended to October 15.
Participate in the Next SIMM Research Seminar (Applications Due Soon)
SIMM (Social Impact of Making Music) is calling for applications to participate in the 14th SIMM research seminar, happening February 24–26, 2027 at Vienna’s mdw-University of Music.
Upcoming Events with SIMM
EDITORIAL
Navigating Constraint with Dignity: Lessons from Kinshasa’s “Positive Fatalism”
Lukas Pairon, Professor and Founder of Chair Jonet, University of Ghent, Belgium; Founder of the scholarly network SIMM; Founder of the Music Fund philanthropy; Co-founder of the contemporary music ensemble Ictus.
What can we learn from people who live in one of the most constrained urban environments in the world—and still find ways to make life possible?
SIMM Invites Proposals for Fall Events
SIMM’s (Social Impact of Music Making) April 15 submission deadline is fast approaching for their two events this fall.
2024-25 Events with SIMM
SIMM (Social Impact of Music Making) has a lively roster of international research seminars and conferences across Europe this coming year.
Upcoming Events at SIMM
SIMM, an international music and social impact research network, has announced two events this fall.
International Gathering of Researchers in Our Field
The scholarly association SIMM (Social Impact of Music Making), an international research initiative headquartered in Brussels, is hosting its 7th annual “SIMM-posium” in London on December 12–14, 2022. P
SIMM: An International Research Platform for Music’s Role in Social and Community Work
Lukas Pairon, Founding Director, SIMM
We came to understand that part of the explanation for the relative lack of research could be found in exaggerated rhetoric and redemptionist discourse about the power of music. In addition, many people seemed to think it was simply not necessary to do research on something that is already considered obvious. (My colleagues and I sometimes encountered such reactions in relation to our own scholarly work.) Fortunately, this has started to change recently, and more research projects are now being undertaken in this field.
SIMM Publishes Two Podcasts and a Special Issue of Musicae Scientae
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