The RMA Music and Philosophy Study Group warmly invites session and paper proposals for this two-day international conference, to be held in Dublin on 9–10 July 2026. The event will offer an opportunity for those with an interest in music and philosophy to share and discuss their work, in the hope of furthering dialogue in this area.
We are soliciting session and paper proposals under the following headings:
- Themed sessions, will be organised by individual session convenors, who have issued calls for papers on specific topics;
- Associates Sessions, hosted by organisations with related interests;
- Free Sessions, open to papers on all topics relating to music and philosophy.
Proposals may be on any topic relating to music and philosophy broadly conceived. We take “music” to include the study of all forms and genres of music and musicmaking from all historical and geographical settings intended for all kinds of venues, audiences, and modes of creation, performance, and consumption; we take “music studies” to encompass inquiry that falls under the heading of “sound studies”. We take “philosophy” to include the study and practice of all traditions of philosophical thought around the world and from all historical periods, including what may be referred to as analytic, continental, feminist, Black, Indigenous, and classical/ancient philosophies, critical theory, and philosophies from outside the North Atlantic.
Subject to the MPSG receiving additional funding, a limited number of bursaries will be available for presenters who do not have access to institutional funding. Priority will be given to early career applicants and members of underrepresented groups. Expression of interest will be possible alongside abstract submission via the website.