Music and Globalisation Symposium :: November 15-17, 2007 - Paris :: November 20-21, 2007 - Montpellier :: Entrance is free, but reservations are mandatory :: Cdmc: 01 47 15 49 83; Cité de la musique: 01 44 84 44 84; Université Paul Valéry: 04 67 14 25 00 :: Further information: Makis.Solomos[at]univ-montp3.fr. Organised by the review Filigrane (See Filigrane n°5: Music and Globalization), the Centre de documentation de la musique contemporaine (Cdmc), the Cité de la musique, and the Universities of Montpellier 3, Paris 8, and Lille 3.

History has seen far-reaching expansions by cultures in the past, expansions we would be tempted to call ‘globalisation’ today: the Roman Empire, the installation of the Arabs along the Mediterranean littoral during the Middle Ages, the conquest of the Americas by Spain… Is the process currently underway on our planet of the same nature as those, or does it have its own particular characteristics? The changes that have affected art in recent years would seem to be a barometer of globalisation’s progress and forms, the outcome of which no one can foresee. The increasing commercialisation of the artistic domain would seem to justify the proph-ecy of the death of art, that is, unless the utopian enrichment of cultural diversity is preferable. Trends vacillate endlessly between the poles of foreboding and hope. Now that globalisation has largely swept through the territory of music, a reality check seems possible, as well as an analysis of the modalities and consequences of the phenomenon that today is influencing all areas of human activity. Hence, we propose a scrutiny of our own times through an examination of the interaction between music and globalisation. Musicians, musicologists, ethnomusicologists, philosophers, soci-ologists, economists and anthropologists are all invited to join the debate.

Economic Models
Paris, Centre de documentation de la musique contemporaine (Cdmc) Thursday, 15 November, from 9:00 to 12:30

Hybridations and métissages
Paris, Centre de documentation de la musique contemporaine (Cdmc) Thursday, 15 November, from 14:30 to 18:00

Colonialism and Post-Colonialism
Paris, Centre de documentation de la musique contemporaine (Cdmc) Friday, 16 November, from 9:00 to 12:30

Aesthetic Values
Paris, Centre de documentation de la musique contemporaine (Cdmc) Friday, 16 November, from 14:30 to 18:00

Safeguarding Traditional Cultures
Paris, Cité de la musique Saturday, 17 November, from 9:00 to 12:30

Global and universal
Paris, Cité de la musique Saturday, 17 November, de 14:30 to 18:00

Local music / contemporary music 1
Montpellier, Université Paul Valéry Tuesday 20 November

Local music / contemporary music 2
Montpellier, Université Paul Valéry Wednesday 21 November