26^e année, 28 décembre 2025.

Sounds of Climate Justice’ Study Day

24 February 2026, Southampton

Centre for Music Education and Social Justice, University of Southampton

Call for Provocations

Deadline 16 January 2026

Decisions communicated / programme finalised: 30 January 2026

The Southampton Centre for Music Education and Social Justice (CMESJ) is pleased to announce a Study Day on ‘Sounds of Climate Justice’ on Tuesday 24 February 2026. We invite submissions for provocations of c.10 minutes relating to any intersectional reflections about / musical responses to the challenges of the climate crisis, and interventions that music studies can make in the pursuit of climate justice. This will be an in-person study day, although virtual or pre-recorded presentations can be accommodated.

There day will be a mix of academic presentations, musical performances and workshops with time to reflect. There will be space and time for participants to also co-construct and outline principles of a manifesto for music studies on committing, musically and/or musicologically, to sustainable futures of scholarship, practice and curricular design. Undergraduate and postgraduate student voices are very welcome.

The Keynote will be a performance of an interactive piece composed by Jenny Guilford and Ellan A. Lincoln-Hyde:

Climate of the Bells is an outdoor, site-responsive keynote composition that traces a ‘year of birdsong’ from Southampton, performed through artefacts drawn from university, public, and private collections, including hand bells and repurposed industrial materials. As the piece unfolds, audiences move through the space, encountering seasonal songs and maritime resonances in a multispecies soundscape. The work foregrounds ecological rhythms, collective care, and interspecies attunement, transforming listening into an immersive, participatory experience. Composers: Jenny Guilford and Ellan A. Lincoln-Hyde, jointly The (In)Equal Temperament Project

Submitting a provocation: please email a c.100-word abstract / outline of your short provocation (spoken / musical / performed) to Erin Johnson-Williams by 16 January 2026. Each provocation will be given a 10-minute slot, with ample time given to discussion.

What we mean by provocation: As the convenors, we define an academic provocation as something that makes us stop and think more deeply about an idea or issue. It should be designed to challenge our usual ways of understanding and to open new perspectives. Provocations can take many forms (a bold question, a surprising image, a short text or performance, for example) to spark curiosity and discussion. These provocations will be used to help us explore ideas with an emphasis on sharing and discussion.

Organising Committee : Erin Johnson-Williams (University of Southampton), Chiying Lam (University of Southampton), Ellan A. Lincoln-Hyde (SOAS University of London), Lawrence Davies (University of Huddersfield), Amy Williamson (University of Southampton)

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Dimanche 28 Décembre, 2025