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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 6h
Don't forget to vote in the 2026 SEM Election. The voting deadline is tomorrow, 1 October, at 11:59pm Eastern Time. Current members can visit buff.ly/21JNi32 to find information and cast their vote on several open positions and two special ballot measures.
2022 SEM General Membership Meeting
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Volunteer slots for our 2026 Annual Meeting are now live. Members and students can sign up for a slot on the SEM website If you have not already,r egister for the 2026 Annual Meeting, and if you are a member please vote in the 2026 Elections. Elections are open until October 1. buff.ly/A36rRFA
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
SEM is issuing a second round of applications for the 2026 Ric Trimillos Annual Meeting Student Travel Awards, with an application deadline of August 1. Visit www.ethnomusicology.org/page/ResDive... for more information and to apply.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Registration is up for the 2026 Annual Meeting in Bloomington, Indiana! Find more information and register at www.ethnomusicology.org/page/Conf_2026 . We are also approaching the July 1 deadline for SEM travel awards. Information is available at www.ethnomusicology.org/page/Prizes_...
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2026 Annual Meeting - Society for Ethnomusicology
November 5-8, 2026Bloomington, Indiana
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Apply now for the 2026 Public Ethnomusicology Mentoring Program. Applications due May 15, 2026. For more information and to apply as a mentor, visit www.ethnomusicology.org/page/Resourc...
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The SEM Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Snyder as the Incoming Editor of the Society’s journal Ethnomusicology. For more information, visit www.ethnomusicology.org/news/726250/...
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Apply now for the 2026 Public Ethnomusicology Mentoring Program. Applications due May 15, 2026. For more information and to apply as a mentor, visit
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SEM Public Ethnomusicology Mentoring Program - Society for Ethnomusicology
SEM's Public Ethnomusicology Mentoring Program (PEMP) pairs individual senior colleagues working in public/applied ethnomusicology with individual early-career colleagues interested in pursuing…
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract for the 2026 Annual Meeting. If you experienced any problems submitting before the deadline, please contact sem@iu.edu. We are looking forward to seeing everyone in Bloomington, Indiana in the fall!
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2026 Annual Meeting - Society for Ethnomusicology
November 5-8, 2026Bloomington, Indiana
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Deadline TODAY! Be sure to submit your proposals for the 2026 SEM Annual Meeting in Bloomington, Indiana, before tonight's deadline. Visit buff.ly/g8lHYEt for conference details and submission information. We hope to see you in Bloomington
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
SEM 2026 Submissions are due tomorrow by 11:59pm EST. Visit www.ethnomusicology.org/page/conf_2026 for information and to access the submission platform. We hope to see you in Bloomington
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2026 Annual Meeting - Society for Ethnomusicology
November 5-8, 2026Bloomington, Indiana
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The SEM conference submission deadline is this coming Monday, March 2, at 11:59pm (Eastern Time). Find more information and submit your proposals at www.ethnomusicology.org/page/conf_2026
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2026 Annual Meeting - Society for Ethnomusicology
November 5-8, 2026Bloomington, Indiana
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Deadline Approaching! Remember to submit your proposals for the 2026 SEM Annual Meeting in Bloomington, Indiana. Submissions are due by 11:59pm on Monday, March 2. Visit www.ethnomusicology.org/page/conf_2026 for more information and to submit your abstract.
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2026 Annual Meeting - Society for Ethnomusicology
November 5-8, 2026Bloomington, Indiana
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Don't forget to renew your SEM membership or 2026! You can renew online by logging into ethnomusicology.org.
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Society for Ethnomusicology
Founded in 1955, the Society for Ethnomusicology is a global, interdisciplinary network of individuals and institutions engaged in the study of music across all cultural contexts and historical periods....
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
We have launched SEM membership renewals for 2026. You can renew online by logging into ethnomusicology.org. Renew by January 24 to ensure uninterrupted journal delivery and avoid extra mailing costs. This facilitates the shipment of journal copies by bulk mail and avoids costly “catch-up” mailings.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
SEM is excited for this year’s keynote lecture in Atlanta, Georgia, with Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje on Saturday, October 25: “The Fiddle/Violin in African American Culture: Meanings and Associations.” Dr. DjeDje will be introduced by Dr. Birgitta J. Johnson of the University of South Carolina.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Our discounted room block rate of $204 a night is still available until October 15th for SEM 2025 at the Marriot Marquis Hotel. This is an excellent rate for downtown Atlanta. To take advantage of discounted room rates, please visit the Accommodations page on the conference website (buff.ly/82NkXOV)
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
All current SEM Members are eligible to vote in this year's SEM Election. Please take a few minutes to complete the online ballot. The 2025 election will close on Tuesday, October 14, at 11:59 pm EDT. Visit www.ethnomusicology.org/page/2025Bios to view candidate bios and vote today!
Four Founders of SEM: Charles Seeger, Alan Merriam, Willard Rhodes, & David McAllester. SEM 1971 Annual Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC. Photo © William Malm.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
There is still time to join the SEM Special Interest Group for Archiving webinar on Ukrainian Folklore Archives, featuring Iryna Voloshyna (Indiana University) and Maria Sonevytsky (Bard College). Today (12 September) at 12:00pm Eastern Time! Register online at iu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Tomorrow (12 September) at 12:00pm Eastern Time: Join our webinar on Ukrainian Folklore Archives featuring Iryna Voloshyna (Indiana University) and Maria Sonevytsky (Bard College), hosted by the SEM Special Interest Group for Archiving. Register online at buff.ly/AbxPE1o
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Join our webinar on Ukrainian Folklore Archives featuring Iryna Voloshyna (Indiana University) and Maria Sonevytsky (Bard College), hosted by the SEM SIG for Archiving. 12 September at 12:00pm Eastern Time Register online at iu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Reminder: SEM Annual Meeting Travel Awards are due TOMORROW, August 1. Please visit buff.ly/55jRZTS to apply.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Be sure to register for the SEM 2025 Annual Meeting before September 12 for the Early-Bird registration rates. Visit buff.ly/WyuVvzd for more information!
Atlanta Skyline. PC Visit Atlanta
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Registration is open for the SEM 2025 Annual Meeting in Atlanta Georgia. For those unable to travel to Atlanta, we are also offering a hybrid registration option. Visit buff.ly/WyuVvzd for more information or to register--Early-bird rates end on September 12!
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Reminder: Annual Meeting Travel Awards are due on Friday, August 1. Please visit www.ethnomusicology.org/page/Prizes_... for information about the awards or to apply.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
SEM is extending the deadline for our Annual Meeting Travel Awards until August 1. These awards include: Annual Meeting Travel Fund Awards Gertrude Rivers Robinson Annual Meeting Travel Award Ric Trimillos Annual Meeting Travel Award Please visit www.ethnomusicology.org/page/Prizes_... to apply
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Student Highlight: Sinem Eylem Arlan (University of Toronto) Read about Sinem or sign up to be a featured student at www.ethnomusicology.org/StudentHighl...
Headshot of Sinem Eylem Arslan
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
We have a new Student Highlight: Sinem Eylem Arlan (University of Toronto)! Read more or nominate a student at www.ethnomusicology.org/StudentHighl...
Headshot of Sinem Eylem Arslan
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Reminder: We have extended the deadline for the Ida Halpern Fellowship and Award until June 1. Visit buff.ly/TIoDDjf to read more and apply.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
SEM Student Highlight: Tyician Knight, University of New Mexico Visit www.ethnomusicology.org/page/Student... to read read more about Tyician, sign up to be featured, or nominate a student.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
SEM Student Highlight: Tyician Knight, University of New Mexico Visit buff.ly/0W4eHKU to read read about Tyician, sign up to be featured, or nominate a student.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Ethnomusicology Translations Issue 17 is now online! "Transgressive Identities: LGBTI Musical Resistance and Activism in Lima, Peru." By Fiorella Montero-Diaz. Translated by Marita Thomsen. See www.ethnomusicology.org/news/700734/... for more information.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
We have extended the deadline for the Ida Halpern Fellowship and Award until June 1. Visit buff.ly/TIoDDjf to read more and apply.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Issue 59.2 of the SEM Newsletter is now available online at ethnomusicology.org! You can access through the Members' area of the SEM website after logging in, or directly at www.ethnomusicology.org/general/cust...
SEM Newsletter Banner for Issue 59.2, featuring a photo by Alan Burdette of a musician playing a button accordion.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Reminder: Today is the final day to apply for many of SEM's 2025 prizes and awards. Visit www.ethnomusicology.org/page/Prizes_... for more details.
Bruno Nettl accepting an award at the SEM 2012 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. PC: Alan Burdette
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
SEM is re-launching an Ethnomusicology Student Highlight feature on the SEM website and social media. Visit www.ethnomusicology.org/page/eshnom to nominate a student or self-nominate.
Judith McCulloh as a graduate student, working with George List in the early 1960s in the IU Archives of Traditional Music. Photo courtesy of the Indiana University Archives.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Reminder: Many of SEM's prizes and awards have a submission deadline of April 1st. Please visit www.ethnomusicology.org/page/Prizes_... for submission information on individual awards.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
DEADLINE EXTENSION: The 2025 Public Ethnomusicology Mentoring Program application deadline has been extended to Monday, 14 April 2025. Visit www.ethnomusicology.org/page/Resourc... for application information!
Photo: Kai Tang recording folk singer Xin Lisheng (1940-2020), in a casual interview in his backyard. Photo by Wang Jianguo, courtesy of Kai Tang.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
The Winter 2025 (59.1) issue of the SEM Newsletter is now available online. To view this issue, please sign into the SEM website at www.ethnomusicology.org and visit the Members' Area.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Don't forget to renew your SEM membership for 2025. Visit www.ethnomusicology.org/page/Member… for more information.
SEM President Melvin Butler at the 2023 SEM Annual Meeting in Ottawa, ON.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
The Call for Proposals is up for the SEM 2025 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference is October 23-26, 2025 and proposals are due on 17 February! Visit www.ethnomusicology.org/page/Conf_2… for more information and to submit your proposal.
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Be sure to renew your SEM Membership for 2025 before January 24 to ensure the journal ships as early as possible. Visit www.ethnomusicology.org/members/mem… to renew now. For new memberships or to renew by mail, visit www.ethnomusicology.org/page/Member….
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Society for Ethnomusicology @sem-office.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
2025 SEM Memberships are online now. Visit www.ethnomusicology.org/members/mem… to renew now. Life Members can pay section dues as well by choosing the "upgrade membership" option. For new memberships or to renew by mail, visit www.ethnomusicology.org/page/Member….
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