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Centre for the Study of the Sociology and Aesthetics of Music

Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical

Reference
UIDB/00693/2020
Project Start Date
2020-01-01
Project End Date
2024-12-31
Principal Investigator
Scientific Area
Humanities
Funding Program
Concurso de avaliação no âmbito do Programa Plurianual de Financiamento de Unidades de I&D (2017/2018) - Financiamento Base

Abstract

10.2 Summary in English for general dissemination purposes Research at CESEM takes largely an interdisciplinary approach and is structured in five groups: Early Music Studies; Music in the Modern Period; Contemporary Music; Critical Theory and Communication; and Education and Human Development. Members of these groups cooperate in six transverse thematic lines, also counting with the participation of external partners: Palaeography and Editing of Music; Opera Studies; Luso-Brazilian Studies; Musical Iconography; Music and Literature; and Therapeutic Effects of Music. A seventh line - Music and Documental Collections and Archives - is currently being implemented, in order to meet the demands for technical and scientific assistance from different national patrimonial institutions. Although based at NOVA FCSH, CESEM includes associated research teams organised as formal extensions at the Polytechnic Institutes in Lisbon and Oporto, and the University of Évora, and also individual researchers working elsewhere. CESEM is host to post-graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The team presented for 2018-22 includes 245 researchers, from which 87 are integrated members holding a PhD, and 43 are PhD students. In order to support research and advanced training, CESEM manages a specialized library and four Labs, three at NOVA FCSH and another at ESML-IPL Researchers cooperate in the organization of scientific events, common projects, outreach activities, and advanced training. CESEM participates in joint national and international projects, and has partnerships, protocols, and agreements with research units and universities from all over the world, libraries and archives, theatres, municipalities and other cultural agents, and is an active part of, or has a central or leading role in, international scientific networks and organizations. Briefly, CESEM's strategic goals for 2018-22 are: 1) Consolidation and expansion of areas where we have been internationally acclaimed: databases for research on Iberian repertories and sources, studies on Luso-Brazilian music, and research on music communication in infancy. We will reinforce our leadership in the areas of preservation of contemporary art, sociology of music, and intermediality. We will further develop our studies on Mediterranean and Atlantic musical connections and cultural transfer, musical iconography, opera and musical theatre, contemporary composition and performance, music and literature, and music therapy. 2) CESEM has a unique track record and critical mass in the History of Iberian and Luso-­Brazilian Music. This supports the strategic decision to prepare and complete an innovative Thematic History of Music in Portugal and Brazil, in which all Groups will participate. It will be the core of our work in 2018-­22 and the basis for a sustained cooperation between national musicologists and the musicological communities in both Portugal and Brazil, also presenting the opportunity to develop research in areas currently insufficiently studied. 10.3 Summary in English for evaluation Research at CESEM takes largely an interdisciplinary approach and is structured internally since 2009 in 5 Research Groups: 1) Early Music Studies; 2) Music in the Modern Period; 3) Contemporary Music; 4) Critical Theory and Communication; and 5) Education and Human Development. These Research Groups will continue in 2018-2022. Members of the Research Groups cooperate reciprocally in six transverse Thematic Lines, which involve external partners as well: 1) Music Palaeography and Editing; 2) Opera Studies; 3) Luso-Brazilian Studies; 4) Music Iconography; 5) Music and Literature; and 6) Therapeutic Effects of Music. These thematic lines will also be continued and one more - Music and Documental Collections and Archives - is currently being implemented, in order to meet the growing demands for technical and scientific assistance and consultancy from different national heritage institutions. Researchers will cooperate in common projects, the organization of scientific events and different outreach activities, and training of students. Advanced training and effective support of students and young researchers is viewed as a vital strategy for sustaining continuity and excellence in musicological research. CESEM participates in joint projects, both national and international; it has partnerships, protocols and agreements with research units and Universities all over the world, libraries and archives, theatres, municipalities and other public and private cultural agents; and is an active part of, or has a central or leading role in, international scientific networks and organizations like the International Musicological Society; the Cantus Index; RIMAI-Early Iberian Music Network; Caravelas-Study Group of Luso-Brazilian Music; Ibero-American Network on the Sociology of Music; and the Critical Theory Network, to name just a few of the most significant. Together with SPIM (Portuguese Society for Research in Music) and INET-md (a research unit also based at NOVA FCSH), CESEM will continue to support the Portuguese Journal of Musicology, an online peer-reviewed journal of international standing that decisively contributes to the worldwide dissemination of musicological research mostly undertook in Portugal on a broad variety of topics and novel approaches. Deepening national and international cooperation has been, and will be, a permanent strategic goal of CESEM. Although based in Lisbon at NOVA FCSH, CESEM includes associated research teams organised as formal extensions at the University of Évora and the Polytechnic Institutes in Lisbon and Oporto, and also individual researchers working elsewhere. CESEM has been host to post-graduate students, doctoral and post-doctoral fellows and visiting scholars, and presently hires two senior full-time research fellows through the "Investigador FCT" Programme. The team presented for 2018-22 involves 245 researchers, 87 being integrated members holding a PhD plus 43 doctoral students. Strengthening the team with full-time researchers covering the main areas of expertise in CESEM is crucial to the accomplishment of our strategic project. In support of research and advanced training, CESEM holds a specialized library with a full searchable online catalogue, with more than 5000 volumes, which is the most comprehensive and updated bibliographical resource in Musicology in the country. A balanced policy of acquisitions will allow the continuous growth of this essential equipment. CESEM will also continue to provide its members with remote access to important online resources. CESEM runs three laboratories at NOVA FCSH: 1) LIM-Music Computing Lab, a facility for electroacoustic research; 2) LAMCI-Music and Communication in Infancy Lab, dedicated to experimental research on Psychology of Music, with particular focus on Music and Communication in Infancy; and 3) LAPEM-Palaeography and Music Editing Lab, which supports source and repertorial studies, the Portuguese Early Music Database and other CESEM-based electronic resources, and palaeographic and music editing work within both specific research projects and CESEM's programme of editions. A fourth Lab with an associated music ensemble for experimentation on collaborative music creation and practice­-based research on composition and performance is planned for the near future. The main strategic goals of CESEM for 2018-22 can be summarized as follows: 1) Consolidation and expansion of areas where we have been internationally acclaimed. CESEM's pioneering Early Music databases at LAPEM are symptomatic of its leading role in research on Iberian musical sources and repertories, and led to CESEM's creation of the RIMAI network (Lisbon-Oxford-Madrid-Barcelona). Studies on Luso-Brazilian Music have been transformed beyond recognition by CESEM's international team effort and cooperation through CESEM-based "Caravelas" study group. Research on Music Communication in Infancy at LAMCI has been praised everywhere as highly innovative and socially significant, while extremely rigorous in its methodological basis. We will strive to reinforce our leading role in these fields and also in the preservation of Contemporary Art, Sociology of Music, and Intermediality; and further develop our studies on Mediterranean and Atlantic musical connections and cultural transfer, Musical Iconography, Opera and musical theatre, Contemporary Composition and Performance, Music and Literature, and Music Therapy. Consolidation will be mostly done through each of the Research Groups. 2) Preparation and completion of an innovative Thematic History of Music in Portugal and Brazil, to which all CESEM Groups will contribute. This will be the core of CESEM's work in 2018-22, and the basis for a sustained cooperation among all musicologists in the country and between the musicological communities of Portugal and Brazil. It will additionally afford the opportunity to support research in areas that have been so far unstudied or insufficiently explored.

Institutions

Main Institutions

  • Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos em Música (UNL CESEM)
  • Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

Other Institutions

  • Instituto Politécnico do Porto (IPP)
  • Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa (IPL)
  • Universidade de Évora (Uévora)

Funding 1.617.281,00 €

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) - Portugal

1.617.281,00 €