The Greatness of Detail: The Work of Yoshihiro Kurata, Researcher of Modern Performing Arts History (Kyoto, 15 February 2026)
This symposium commemorating the retirement of director Shuhei Hosokawa will be held Research Institute for Japanese Traditional Music at Kyoto City University of Arts.
Asian Sound Cultures 3: Art meets Science, Performance meets Technology
1–3 September 2026
Tohoku University, Center for Integrated Japanese Studies (CIJS), Sendai, Japan & Online
Submission deadline for abstracts: 13 February 2026
Submission guidelines
- Please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words (for individual papers) or 500 words (for panels, workshops, or performances), along with your name, affiliation (if applicable), and contact information, using this Google Form by 13 February 2026. Sessions will be 90 minutes. Papers should be no longer than 20 minutes; panels should not have more than 5 participants (incl. chair).
Sonic Efficacy: Mantras, Music, and Placemaking in Global Southern Asia’
National University of Singapore (3 – 4 September 2026).
See call for papers https://ari.nus.edu.sg/events/sonic-efficacy/
DEADLINE: 1 MARCH 2026
This call for papers invites perspectives derived from immersive ethnography, sound studies, sensory anthropology, embodied research practice and historical methods to study efficacious sounds in relation to music, body, place and ritual in global southern Asia.
- Paper proposals should include a title, an abstract (maximum 250 words), and a brief personal biography (about 150 words) for submission by 1 March 2026. Please submit your proposal using the form available on the website. For further inquiries, please contact valerie.yeo@nus.edu.sg.