AMS Ecocriticism SG | Business Meeting and Panel Discussion

Business meeting for the Ecocriticism Study Group, we welcome all attendees of both societies who are interested in issues related to the intersection of "music, culture, sound, and nature in a period of environmental crisis." Anyone wanting to learn more about ecomusicology is especially encouraged to attend. Our meeting will begin with a panel and subsequent discussion (around 45 minutes total) featuring a number of short presentations on (auto)ethnographic approaches to the "soundscapes of COVID-19," with panelists examining how our relationship to sounding nature has changed due to quarantine, lockdowns, etc. We will then hold elections for officers as well as discuss plans for the upcoming year. For anyone unable to attend in person, or should circumstances require an online meeting, we will also broadcast the meeting on Zoom.