Dance Culture: An Interdisciplinary Conference   “And I shall go to the folds of Cithaeron, where the bacchants are, and share in their dances.” - Dionysos call for papers   Department of Music University of Leeds England 26th-27th June 1998     the conference will address issues of contemporary and traditional popular dance musics and their roles in the wider cultural context, focusing on perspectives from the new musicologies, cultural studies, postmodern theory, deconstruction, post-structuralism, gender studies, post-colonial theory, etc....   however, the aim is to provide as wide a forum of debate as possible all proposals, within or without the fields listed below, are most welcome     disco, funk, rap, hip-hop, swing, rave, house, baggy, techno, hardcore, handbag, eurocheese, trance, goa, balearic, ambient, trip-hop, ragga, jungle, drum ‘n’ bass, skate, gabber, indie, garage etc....   we also hope to include at least one session on more traditional genres/practices such as:     céilidh, country, barndance, line dancing, morris, clog, polka, ballroom, salsa, tango, flamenco, ragtime, dervishing, rain-dance, voodoo, shamanism, dionysia etc.....     browse the full programme (updated as new info arrives)   fees, food and accommodation     access the conference registration form   if you want to participate in this conference as a speaker or a punter either e your proposal to:   s.sweeney-turner@leeds.ac.uk   or snail your message to:   Dr. Steve Sweeney-Turner, Department of Music, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England, European Union   Tel.: +44 (0)113-228-1937   deadline for proposals: 20th May 1998 papers should be of a standard 20min duration     these sites will be updated as and when new information becomes available keep coming back for more...     Link to: Critical Musicology Journal