Mystic Seaport's 35th Annual Symposium "MUSIC OF THE SEA"

Sponsored by Mystic Seaport Museum, the University of Connecticut, Avery Point, and The United States Coast Guard Academy

June 13 & 14, 2014

We are seeking proposals for papers in History, Folklore, Literature, Ethnomusicology, or other disciplines that address any aspect of music or verse of the sea or inland waters from the Age of Sail through the present day. The two-day symposium is part of a three-day event whose focus celebrates the lives and work of Sailors through musical performance.

The Friday, June 13, session will be held on the maritime campus of the University of Connecticut at Avery Point in Groton, CT, and the Saturday session, June 14, will be held at Mystic Seaport, in Mystic, CT.

Topics of interest have included: shipboard work songs, songs of maritime or other occupational trades, songs of rivers and lakes, seafaring cultures and cultural change, ethnicity and ethnic influences, gender, cultural exchanges, ballad and broadside traditions, technology, regional interests, the use of sea music in literature, and popular culture.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE is February 15, 2014. Audiovisually illustrated presentations welcome. Graduate students are encouraged to submit proposals.
Proposals should be 1-2 pages and include a thesis, an explanation, and a list of sources.

PLEASE SUBMIT PROPOSALS and a brief curriculum vitae or resume to Tom Brillat, Director of Interpretation, via e-mail at tom.brillat@mysticseaport.org or via standard mail at:

Tom Brillat, Attn: Symposium,
Interpretation Dept. — Mystic Seaport
75 Greenmanville Ave.
Mystic, CT 06355-0990