Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Indonesia Higher Degree Research student workshop. This is essentially a mini-conference with students studying Indonesia from all around Australia (most of the students were Indonesian and studying at Australian universities). Talks were quick, only 10 minutes, and then we got feedback from an experienced discussant (often […]
This year, I’ve thrown my hat in the ring to present at SXSW Sydney. SXSW is a big conference and festival that aims at sharing new research and industry info to other creatives and the general public. I’ve submitted my research in there in the hopes to meet some more people in this area, share […]
Last week, I was able to attend the 46th Musicological Society of Australia (MSA) conference in Adelaide. This is one of Australia’s two largest music conferences, the other being the Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM). This is, then, the place to be to see what current topics are being researched in Australian music studies.
In this post, I discuss musicology in Australia and the sorts of research currently being done in this area.