International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance
A Non-Governmental Organization in Formal Consultative Relations with UNESCO
ICTMD Study Group on Gender and Sexuality
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Mission Statement:
The ICTMD Study Group on Gender and Sexuality aims to:
- Encourage understandings of gender and sexuality in music and dance, sound and movement.
- Stimulate critical inuiry into gender and sexuality in music and dance research and practice.
- Identify research gaps pertaining to gender and sexuality in music and dance globally.
- Expand the methodological and theoretical bases in music and dance research related to gender and sexuality, including intersectional approaches.
- Criticall examine discrimination and violence based on various gender identities and sexualities and support those who may be marginalized because of their gender and/or sexuality.
- Provide a forum for the presentation and interpretation of new material and disseminate research findings.
Contact:
Marko Kölbl (Chair)
Department of Folk Music Research and Ethnomusicology
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna, Austria
koelbl-m@mdw.ac.at
Iva Nenić (Vice Chair)
Faculty of Music
University of Arts Belgrade
Kralja Milana 50, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
iva@fmu.bg.ac.rs
Grace Takyi Donkor (Secretary)
Music Department c/o School of Performing Arts
University of Ghana
P.O. Box LG 19, Legon-Accra, Ghana
gtakyidonkor@ug.edu.gh
History
Founder:
Barbara L. Hampton with Pirkko Moisala 1985
Past Chairs
1985-1987: Barbara L. Hampton and Jane Mink Rossen
1987-1993: Marcia Herndon and Suzanne Ziegler
1993-1997: Marcia Herndon and Pirkko Moisala
1997-1999: Pirkko Moisala
1999-2000: Pirkko Moisala and Carol Babiracki
2000-2005: Carol Babiracki and Fiona Magowan
2005-2013: Fiona Magowan and Nina Tshishvili
2013-2015: Barbara L. Hampton
2015-2019: Barbara L. Hampton and Marko Kölbl
2019-2023: Marko Kölbl, Rachel Ong, Rasika Ajotikar
2023-ongoing: Marko Kölbl, Iva Nenić, Grace Takyi Donkor
The 2026 Business Meeting of of the ICTMD Study Group on Gender and Sexuality will take place during the Study Group's next symposium in late August 2026 at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and virtually via Zoom.
The 2025 Welcome Meeting of of the ICTMD Study Group on Gender and Sexuality tookplace during the ICTMD World Conference at 15 January 2025 at 13:00 (New Zealand time) at Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University, Room T1 and virtually via Zoom.
The 2024 Business Meeting of of the ICTM Study Group on Music, Gender and Sexuality was held during the group's last symposium on 31 August 2024 at Sunway University in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at 14:00 (Kuala Lumpur), 08:00 (CET) Hall 2, Graduate Center at Sunway University Kuala Lumpur and virtually via Zoom.
The 2023 Welcome Meeting (Business Meeting) of the ICTM Study Group on Music Gender and Sexuality was held during the ICTM World Conference 2023 on Wednesday 19 July 2023 at 13:00 h Ghana time (GMT 0) in room CC2 at the University of Legon, Ghana and also virtually via Zoom.
The 2022 Business Meeting of the ICTM Study Group on Music, Gender and Sexuality was held during the ICTM World Conference 2022 on Wednesday, 27 July 2022 at 13h (CET-1) at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Room 10 as well as online via Zoom.
The 2021 Business Meeting was held at the Study Group Symposium at the Music Academy in Zagreb, Croatia on September 28, 2021.
In the year 2020 no meeting was held due to the COVID19 pandemic.
The 2019 Business Meeting was held at the ICTM World Conference at the Chulalongkorn University in Bagkok, Thailand on July 2019.