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!
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
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
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
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.
Don't forget to renew your SEM membership or 2026! You can renew online by logging into ethnomusicology.org.
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.
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.
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)
Four Founders of SEM: Charles Seeger, Alan Merriam, Willard Rhodes, & David McAllester. SEM 1971 Annual Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC. Photo © William Malm.
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!
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...
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
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...
Reminder: SEM Annual Meeting Travel Awards are due TOMORROW, August 1. Please visit buff.ly/55jRZTS to apply.
Atlanta Skyline. PC Visit Atlanta
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!
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!
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.
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
Headshot of Sinem Eylem Arslan
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
We have a new Student Highlight: Sinem Eylem Arlan (University of Toronto)!
Read more or nominate a student at www.ethnomusicology.org/StudentHighl...
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.
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.
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.
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.
We have extended the deadline for the Ida Halpern Fellowship and Award until June 1. Visit buff.ly/TIoDDjf to read more and apply.
SEM Newsletter Banner for Issue 59.2, featuring a photo by Alan Burdette of a musician playing a button accordion.
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...
Bruno Nettl accepting an award at the SEM 2012 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. PC: Alan Burdette
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!