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Lydia Bangura presents at conferences
March 31, 2022
This month, SMR member Lydia Bangura presented her paper, “The Sound of Black Sisterhood: A Womanist Analysis of Florence Price’s Fantasie Nègre,” at conferences at both the University of Toronto and the University of Kansas—an exciting feat for a first-year...
Alyssa Wells defends dissertation
March 10, 2022
On March 8, SMR member Alyssa Wells successfully defended her dissertation, “Falling Out of Step: Belonging, Grit, and Drum Corps International’s Moment of Reckoning,” before a Zoom room packed with captivated attendees. Congratulations on this achievement, Alyssa! Please see below...
SMR Forum hosts abstract workshop
February 15, 2022
SMR Forum recently hosted an abstract workshop to prepare for the many upcoming conference deadlines. Participants exchanged drafts of their abstracts for critique, receiving helpful feedback and guidance from their peers. The 2022 conference season promises to be a busy...
SMR Hosts Holiday Movie Night
December 06, 2021
To celebrate and unwind in the last few weeks of the semester, SMR members gathered to watch Christmas at the Plaza, a Hallmark movie about an archival historian working with a decorator to create a Christmas exhibit at the Plaza...
Pre-Candidate Abstract-Writing Workshop
November 30, 2021
On November 20th, SMR members gathered via Zoom to participate in a Pre-Candidate Abstract Writing Workshop, hosted by SMR Forum. Senior SMR members shared previously-accepted abstracts and gave advice on organization, writing effectively in 250 words, the art of tailoring...
Recent Posts
SMR celebrates the end of the year – May 10, 2022
SMR members present at Music Theory Midwest – May 09, 2022
Kája Lill conducts research in the Czech Republic – April 21, 2022
Mitty Ma and Carlos Pérez Tabares present at CCM conference – April 14, 2022
Kája Lill awarded SMT-40 Dissertation Fellowship – April 07, 2022
Lydia Bangura presents at conferences – March 31, 2022
Alyssa Wells defends dissertation – March 10, 2022
SMR Forum hosts abstract workshop – February 15, 2022