Standards for Community

Respect the Space

This building sits on land that was stolen from and rightfully belongs to the indigenous Coahuiltecan and Tonkawa people. The Texas legislature upholds several anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ policies. For many people, this is a dangerous place to live or to visit. We are live-streaming prepared comments in an effort to hold space for those who could not make the journey. During the symposium, we designate this space as a safe space. Here, everyone should feel free to share their thoughts and experiences without fear of intimidation, disrespect, negative judgement, or misrepresentation. Open discussion will not be live-streamed.

Standards for Community and Communication

In order to create a safe and respectful space for sharing and listening during discussion, we must all pursue the following standards: We will not tolerate sexism, racism, ableism, ageism, homophobia, transphobia, fatphobia, or hatefulness.

Confdentiality: Share stories and experiences, not names and gossip. Do not share someone else’s stories or feelings without their permission, either during the symposium or after it.

Step up/step back: Give space more than you take space; challenge yourself to speak up if you have been silent. Everyone has equal worth in these conversations.

Each of us is only human. As we work to unlearn our internal biases, we sometimes make mistakes, in thought or in deed, that can hurt people. If you observe a community member making a mistake, we invite you to assume the best intentions, alert them to their harmful behavior, and forgive them for what they have been taught. If you make such a mistake, we invite you to apologize for it, resolve to do better going forward, and move on in good faith.

The organizers maintain the right to ensure that participants respect the safe space and follow the aforementioned community standards.

Symposium Events

Wednesday, 31 October 2018

3:00–4:00pm | Registration/Check-In

4:00pm | Opening Remarks, Anna B. Gatdula

4:15pm | Professional Development Roundtable

Scholars at different levels within and outside the tenure track will share their views with graduate students, junior faculty and others on the state of the job market, how to navigate it, and viable alternatives for employment.

Moderator
Clifton Boyd, Yale University

Panelists
Naomi André, University of Michigan
Tekla Babyak, independent scholar
Nina Sun Eidsheim, University of California–Los Angeles
Matthew D. Morrison, New York University

6:00pm | Faculty Roundtable: “The Difference that Difference Makes: Reflections from Faculty of Color”

Tenured and tenure-track faculty and administrators will discuss their experiences as scholars of color, reflect on structural inequalities in music, and suggest avenues for redress and inclusion going forward.

Moderator
Catrina Kim, Cleveland Institute of Music

Panelists
Cynthia Gonzales, Texas State University
Eileen M. Hayes, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Nancy Yunhwa Rao, Rutgers University
Braxton D. Shelley, Harvard University

8:00pm | Dinner and Drinks @ Casa Rio (RSVP required)

Thursday, 1 November 2018

8:00am | Workshop: “Dealing With Microaggressions”

This workshop will engage with ways of responding to microaggressions, which are the everyday behavioral patterns that communicate negative or hostile messages to marginalized people. It will focus especially on raising awareness of and replying to such practices in academia.

Workshop Leader
Kendra Preston Leonard, Executive Director, Silent Film Sound and Music Archive

10:00am | “Insights” Session

8–10-minute papers related to the theme of the symposium (alternative formats welcome). See our Call for Insights for more information.

Moderator
Alissandra Reed, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester

Melvin L. Butler (University of Miami), “(Ethno)musicology at the Intersections of Race and Faith: Reflections of an African-American Pentecostal Scholar”
Sarah Hankins (University of California, San Diego), “‘Unfit for Subjection’: Mental Illness, Mental Health, and the University Undercommons”
Toru Momii (Columbia University), “Toward a Globally Oriented Music Theory: A Personal Reflection through Gagaku”
José Ovalle (The University of Texas at Austin) and Andrew Dell’Antonio (The University of Texas at Austin), “Mentoring, Institutional Barriers, Structures of Justice: A Dialogue Across Positions of Privilege and Power”
Marysol Quevedo (University of Miami), “Tapping into Existing Resources to Support Under-represented Graduate Students”
Margaret Thomas (Connecticut College), “Making the Case for Equity Pedagogy”

12:00pm | Lunch (provided)

1:00pm | Final Event: “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Two senior scholars will reflect on their own experiences as well as the discussions we will have had during Diversifying Music Academia in order to consider ways forward for the field of music studies.

Moderator
Matthew Leslie Santana, Harvard University

Discussants
Tammy L. Kernodle, Miami University
Alejandro L. Madrid, Cornell University

Events on the AMS/SMT program either co-sponsored by Project Spectrum, or led by Project Spectrum committee members

AMS Seminar Session: “On the Academic Pipeline: Tenure, Pedagogy, and Coalition”
Friday, 2 November, 2:15–3:45pm, Texas E

This seminar will explore opportunities to provide sustained support for diversity, equity, and inclusion in professional music societies and disciplines. See CFP for more information. Download papers here (to be read in advance; AMS log-in required).

Conveners
Ellie M. Hisama, Columbia University
Matthew Leslie Santana, Harvard University

Robin Attas (Queen’s University) and Patrick Nickleson (Mount Allison University), “Decolonizing Music Pedagogy: Two Settler Perspectives on the Undergraduate Music Curriculum”
Michael Uy (Harvard University), “Applied Musicology and Going Beyond the Academic Pipeline”
Anaar Desai-Stephens (Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester), “Undoing ‘Academic Whiteness,’ Embodying Multiple Selves in Academic Musicology”

Diversity in Publication Panel
Sponsored by the AMS Committee on Career-Related Issues
Friday, 2 November, 2:15–3:45pm, Presidio B

This panel will leverage the insights and expertise of published scholars and editors in music studies to begin a discussion about how to secure minority representation in academic publishing.

Moderators
Mary C. Francis, Editorial Director, University of Michigan Press/Michigan Publishing
Shawn Keener, Editor, A-R Editions

Panelists
Daphne Carr, Clive Davis Institute/New York University
Norman Hirschy, Oxford University Press
Loren Kajikawa, George Washington University/Journal of the Society for American Music
Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr., University of Pennsylvania/Musiqology.com

Minimizing Implicit Bias to Improve Campus Climate: Developing Inclusive Classrooms and Faculty Search Processes
Sponsored by the SMT Committee on the Status of Women
Saturday, 3 November, 9:00am–12:00pm, Texas A

90-minute workshop on recognizing implicit bias led by Betty Jean Taylor (University of Texas at Austin), followed by 90-minute panel/discussion on how to address implicit bias through the affirmation of women’s voices in academic settings and increasing diversity and inclusivity in the classroom.

Panelists
Anaar Desai-Stephens, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
Bonnie Gordon, University of Virginia
Marianne Kielian-Gilbert, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Jan Miyake, Oberlin Conservatory of Music