CFP: Society for Ethnomusicology 2025 Annual Meeting

The 70th Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) will be held on October 23 – 26, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Marriott Marquis Downtown Hotel. A pre-conference symposium, “HBCU Connections: Engaging Students in Black Music and Ethnomusicology,” will be held on Wednesday, October 22. SEM is excited to return to an in-person event for their 2025 Annual Meeting.

The SEM 2025 Program Committee asks participants to submit their best work on any topic related to ethnomusicology and to be creative with presentation formats. In addition, they suggest that SEM sections, special interest groups, and other constituent units consider sponsoring organized sessions.

The deadline for abstract proposal submissions is February 17, 2025.

See the SEM website for the full guidelines and submission instructions.