Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:
Announcing New ERN Subject Matter eJournal Abstracts & Papers on SSRN
In cooperation with the American Economic Association, the Economics Research Network (ERN) is pleased to announce Ten Years & Beyond: Economists Answer NSF’s Call for Long-Term Research Agendas eJournal papers in the SSRN eLibrary.
TEN YEARS & BEYOND: ECONOMISTS ANSWER NSF’S CALL FOR LONG-TERM RESEARCH AGENDAS eJOURNAL
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Description: We would like to acknowledge and thank the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (NSF/SBE) for challenging economists and other relevant research communities “to step outside of present demands and to think boldly about future promises.” Specifically, NSF/SBE invited groups and individuals in August 2010 to write white papers that describe grand challenge questions in their sciences that transcend near-term funding cycles and are “likely to drive next generation research in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences.” NSF/SBE planned to use these white papers “to frame innovative research for the year 2020 and beyond that enhances fundamental knowledge and benefits society in many ways. This request is part of a process that will help NSF/SBE make plans to support future research.” At the conclusion of the submission period on October 15, 2010, NSF/SBE had received 252 papers. A compendium of abstracts to the 252 white papers and most of the full texts of the white papers can be downloaded from the website http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/sbe_2020/. We are disseminating the white papers of interest to economists independent of the NSF because these papers offer a number of exciting and at times provocative ideas about future research agendas in economics that are worth further consideration by economists. These papers could also generate other compelling ideas for infrastructure projects, new methodologies and important research topics. Also some of these papers are not available at the NSF website because they were not submitted successfully by the deadline. We have placed 54 of the white papers on our website http://www.aeaweb.org/econwhitepapers/ and have assembled these white papers in this electronic publication.
Duquesne University Joins Law School Research Papers – Legal Studies
We are pleased to announce Duquesne University School of Law has started a Law School Research Papers – Legal Studies series, within the Legal Scholarship Network (LSN).
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW LEGAL STUDIES RESEARCH PAPER SERIES
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Founded in 1911, the Duquesne University School of Law embraces the belief that a high quality legal education is designed to forge a person of true character who thinks and acts consistently in accordance with a strong commitment to justice and law. The faculty is committed to teaching students and pursuing legal scholarship. Together we learn, produce scholarly works, and make a difference in our community and in our world. The Duquesne University School of Law’s Legal Studies Research Paper Series eJournal contains our faculty’s legal and interdisciplinary scholarship in a variety of subject areas.
Announcing New Music Research & Composition Network
We are pleased to announce the creation of the Music Research & Composition Network (MRCN) within the Humanities Network (HUM). It will provide a worldwide, online community for research in all areas of music research and composition studies, following the model of other subject matter networks within SSRN.
We expect MRCN to become a comprehensive online resource for music research and composition studies, providing scholars with access to current work in their field and facilitating research and scholarship.
MRCN’s founding director is:
Andre de Quadros, Professor of Music, Music Education, Boston University – School of Music
See below for a complete list of MRCN Advisory Board members.
The following Subject Matter eJournals are available within MRCN. Initially, subscriptions will be free during the start-up phase until April 2012.
COMPOSITIONAL TECHNIQUES eJOURNAL
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Editor: Richard Cornell Boston University – School of Music
Description: This eJournal solicits papers on compositional techniques broadly conceived, to include: orchestration, instrumentation, extended techniques, notation, form, tuning and temperament, microtones, creative strategies, composing in multimedia, computer mediated music, algorithmic composition, the spectral attitude, and other areas of interest.
COMPOSITIONS FOR CHAMBER ORCHESTRA eJOURNAL
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Editor: Richard Cornell Boston University – School of Music
Description: Composers are invited to share compositions written for chamber orchestra. Chamber orchestra, for the purpose of this eJournal, is defined as a maximum of single woodwinds (no more than 4 players), single brass including tuba (no more than four players), harp, timpani, percussion, keyboard, and strings. Instrumental or vocal soloists, as well as electronic sound may also be included. This eJournal provides an opportunity for composers to post to a single site where other compositions for similar configuration are also available. Compositions should be submitted in PDF. If a recording of the composition is available, please provide a URL on the first page of the PDF that links to the location. The copyright of the composition rests with the composer, and SSRN will not monitor usage or performance of the work. Prospective performers are encouraged to contact the composer directly.
COMPOSITIONS FOR CHORUS eJOURNAL
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Editors: Philip Brunelle VocalEssence, and Andre de Quadros Boston University – School of Music
Description: Composers are invited to share compositions for mixed or equal voice choirs either unaccompanied or accompanied by a single instrument. This eJournal provides an opportunity for composers to post to a single site where other compositions for similar configuration are also available. Entire compositions or the major portion of compositions should be submitted in PDF. If a recording of the composition is available, please provide a URL on the first page of the PDF that links to the location. The copyright of the composition rests with the composer, and SSRN will not monitor usage or performance of the work. Prospective performers are encouraged to contact the composer directly.
COMPOSITIONS FOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA eJOURNAL
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Editor: Richard Cornell Boston University – School of Music
Description: Composers are invited to share compositions for symphony orchestra. This eJournal provides an opportunity for composers to post to a single site where other compositions for similar configuration are also available. Compositions should be submitted in PDF. If a recording of the composition is available, please provide a URL on the first page of the PDF that links to the location. The copyright of the composition rests with the composer, and SSRN will not monitor usage or performance of the work. Prospective performers are encouraged to contact the composer directly.
COMPOSITIONS FOR WIND ENSEMBLE eJOURNAL
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Editor: Richard Cornell Boston University – School of Music
Description: Composers are invited to share compositions written for symphonic wind ensemble. This eJournal provides an opportunity for composers to post to a single site where other compositions for similar configuration are also available. Compositions should be submitted in PDF. If a recording of the composition is available, please provide a URL on the first page of the PDF that links to the location. The copyright of the composition rests with the composer, and SSRN will not monitor usage or performance of the work. Prospective performers are encouraged to contact the composer directly.
ETHNOMUSICOLOGY eJOURNAL
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Editor: Steven Cornelius Boston University – School of Music
Description: This eJournal invites research on the relationship between music and culture in non-Western and Western populations as they play out in local, national, and global contexts. The eJournal addresses further issues and perspectives such as field disciplinary revolutions, research ethics, research methods, and writing perspectives – as well as contemporary theoretical issues such as race, ethnicity, nationalism, diaspora and globalization, and gender studies.
MUSIC & ETHICS eJOURNAL
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Editors: Michael Beckerman New York University (NYU) – Department of Music, Victor Coelho Boston University – School of Music, and Steven Cornelius Boston University – School of Music
Description: How do morals, values, and ethical principles interact with music? And if so, in what way does music shape these ethical standards? Ethics has governed research in the humanities since the second half of the twentieth century. This eJournal welcomes articles, presentations, and papers that address ethical aspects such as justice, virtue, and vice, and explores the connection that these aspects have with music.
MUSIC & SOCIAL JUSTICE eJOURNAL
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Editor: Andre de Quadros Boston University – School of Music
Description: With the increasing awareness of social justice in the study and practice of music, this eJournal invites papers on the principles of this interdisciplinary field. The eJournal also encourages written project reports or PowerPoint presentations. The role that music plays to communicate principles about social justice and brings about change in society will be explored through articles, presentations, and papers in this eJournal. Papers that relate music to principles of solidarity, human dignity, and human rights are especially welcome.
MUSIC & SPIRITUALITY eJOURNAL
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Editors: Janet R. Barrett Northwestern University – Bienen School of Music, and Betty Anne Younker Don Wright Faculty of Music – University of Western Ontario
Description: Musicians, musical scholars, and creative artists regard spirituality – the indefinable aspects of human life – as a vital aspect of its practice. This eJournal encourages submissions of papers on this broad topic to include informal, non-institutional activity, ritual, religion, etc. Music and spirituality are connected in experiences where music can enable human beings to access the core of their beings, which might lead to inspiration or transcendentalism. This eJournal features articles, papers that explore the relationship between music and spiritual or religious music and its impact on human beings’ spiritual growth.
MUSIC & THE MIND eJOURNAL
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Editors: Michael Beckerman New York University (NYU) – Department of Music, and Susan Wharton Conkling Boston University – School of Music
Description: Very few fields have attracted as much attention to music in recent years as the study of music and the brain. Intelligence, broadly defined and conceived, as it converges with music is one of the areas of discussion for this eJournal. All interdisciplinary areas of enquiry for this field are invited, including: music and cognition, music and neuroscience, music education and the brain, music and evolutionary biology, music and communication, music perception and cognition, and neurological processes engaged during musical activity, such as auditory memory and its encoding process. The scope of the eJournal is broad, including research ranging from the most specific cognitive processes – such as how the mind monitors the beat – to broader concepts of determining familiar and unfamiliar music. This eJournal provides a shared platform for research that draws on both the discipline of cognitive neuroscience and the music social sciences.
MUSIC EDUCATION eJOURNAL
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Editors: Janet R. Barrett Northwestern University – Bienen School of Music, Susan Wharton Conkling Boston University – School of Music, and Betty Anne Younker Don Wright Faculty of Music – University of Western Ontario
Description: Music education research takes a number of forms in qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods. Enquiries and investigations in the following are invited: music in early childhood, music in schools, studios, teacher education, community music, music education and social justice, and music in higher education. Research into music with underserved populations is particularly welcome.
MUSIC THEORY eJOURNAL
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Editor: Richard Cornell Boston University – School of Music
Description: This eJournal is a comprehensive and exhaustive site for music theory research which includes aesthetics, post-tonal theory, linear analysis, rhythm, music cognition, and theory pedagogy. The eJournal solicits articles that discuss theoretical constructs and paradigms of music from Antiquity to the twenty-first century and genres ranging from Western art music to popular music to world music. It also contains research that addresses theoretical issues of and perspectives on the state and direction of the discipline.
MUSIC, CULTURE, & SOCIAL CHANGE eJOURNAL
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Editor: Andre de Quadros Boston University – School of Music
Description: Increasingly, music, and other art forms are recognized for their capacity to transform societies, communities, and to empower individuals, whether in prisons, hospitals, areas of conflict, or in public health. As an emerging field, this eJournal welcomes submissions – either papers, reports, or PowerPoint presentations which explore the connection between music and social change.
MUSICAL PRACTICES & REPERTOIRES eJOURNAL
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Editors: Janet R. Barrett Northwestern University – Bienen School of Music, and Steven Cornelius Boston University – School of Music
Description: This eJournal furthers dialogue on questions related to an expanded array of musical styles and practices, including arguments related to the musical canon, the role and function of classical (art) music, and the inclusion of diverse repertoires including vernacular musics, world/global music, contemporary music, and musical fusions and hybrids.
MUSICOLOGY eJOURNAL
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Editors: Michael Beckerman New York University (NYU) – Department of Music, and Victor Coelho Boston University – School of Music
Description: The Musicology eJournal is a comprehensive and exhaustive site for musicological research discussing music from Antiquity to the twenty-first century and genres ranging from Western art music to popular music – as well as research that bridges these periods and genres. This eJournal includes research, which utilizes different approaches, including philological investigation, style and repertoire analysis, performance practice, socio-cultural contextualization, gender study, and interdisciplinary inquiry. It also includes research that reflects on the state and direction of the discipline.
MUSIC RESEARCH & COMPOSITION NETWORK ADVISORY BOARD
The members of the Music Research & Composition Network (MRCN) Advisory Board are:
Janet R. Barrett
Associate Professor of Music, Music Education, Northwestern University – Bienen School of Music
Michael Beckerman
Carroll and Milton Petrie Professor of Music, Chair, New York University (NYU) – Department of Music
Philip Brunelle
Artistic Director and Founder, VocalEssence, Vice President/Treasurer, International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM)
Victor Coelho
Professor of Music, Musicology and Ethnomusicology, Boston University – School of Music
Susan Wharton Conkling
Professor of Music, Chair, Department of Music Education, Boston University – School of Music
Steven Cornelius
Visiting Professor of Music, Musicology and Ethnomusicology, Boston University – School of Music
Richard Cornell
Professor of Music, Associate Director, Boston University – School of Music
Betty Anne Younker
Professor of Music, Music Education, Dean, Don Wright Faculty of Music – University of Western Ontario
