Music of the Sea Symposium at Mystic Seaport Museum
Mystic Seaport Museum is hosting the 41st Annual Music of the Sea Symposium. The symposium occurs on Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13.
We are seeking proposals for papers in History, Literature, Folklore, Ethnomusicology, Music, or other appropriate disciplines that address any aspect of music or verse of the sea or inland waters from the Age of Sail through the present day. The two-day symposium is part of a three-day event whose focus celebrates the lives and work of sailors through musical performance.
The symposium will take place in the Greenmanville Church on the grounds of Mystic Seaport, in Mystic, CT.
Topics of interest have included: shipboard work songs, songs of maritime or other occupational trades, songs of rivers and lakes, seafaring cultures and cultural change, ethnicity and ethnic influences, cultural exchanges, ballad and broadside traditions, technology, regional interests, the use of sea music in literature, and popular culture.
Presentations with audiovisual components are welcome. Graduate students are encouraged to submit a proposal. All proposals should be 1-2 pages and should include a thesis, an explanation, and a list of sources.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE is Saturday, March 7th, 2020.
PLEASE SUBMIT PROPOSALS and a brief curriculum vitae or resume to Erik Ingmundson, Director of Interpretation, via e-mail <erik.ingmundson@
Erik Ingmundson—Attn: Symposium
Interpretation Dept.—Mystic Seaport
75 Greenmanville Ave.
Mystic, CT 06355-0990
