"event" blog posts
Proximities - a new lecture series presented by the Institute of Popular Music
The Institute of Popular Music at the University of Liverpool invites you to a new lecture series, Proximities.
Posted on: 30 April 2021
Music and the 'sweet science' of boxing - a public lecture with Dr Simran Singh
IPM associate researcher Dr Simran Singh will be giving a public lecture as part of the University of Liverpool's 2021 Series of Public Lectures in the Arts.
Posted on: 22 April 2021
A Women's History of The Beatles
Liverpool Literary Festival welcomes Dr Christine Feldman-Barrett, author of A Women’s History of the Beatles and Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at Griffith University, Australia, in conversation with Dr Holly Tessler, IPM associate, Lecturer and Beatles expert.
Posted on: 5 March 2021
Women in Music at The University of Liverpool
IPM affiliated researchers Dr Toni James and Dr Ruth Minton are curating a Women in Music event as part of this year’s International Women’s Day programme.
Posted on: 2 March 2021
IPM 30th Anniversary Event
Dear IPM friends It gives us great pleasure to invite you to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Institute of Popular Music on Thursday 1st November and Friday 2nd November 2018.
Posted on: 9 October 2018
Rhythm & Reaction: the Age of Jazz in Britain
Brand new exhibition curated by Head of Music Professor Catherine Tackley opens to rave reviews in London.
Posted on: 13 February 2018
Cinema, Music, Memory and Wellbeing
In September 2017 Julia Hallam (Communications and Media), Lisa Shaw (Modern Languages and Cultures) and Sara Cohen (IPM, Music) joined forces for three Cinema, Music, Memory and Wellbeing events, which were held at the Middleton Court day centre in Speke, Liverpool, and attended by a total of 60 older people.
Posted on: 12 February 2018
Popular Music Studies Workshop
POPULAR MUSIC STUDIES WORKSHOP Senate House, London Wednesday 7 September 2016
Posted on: 18 September 2016
"Chasing the China Wind: A Musical Journey," by Chen-Yu Lin
The first event funded by the Postgraduate Research Development Fund is a premiere screening by Chen-Yu Lin, postgraduate researcher in the Department of Music, of her short documentary ‘Chasing the China Wind: A Musical Journey’; exploring recent Chinese popular music from the perspectives of post-1990’s generations across Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, and Liverpool. This exciting event is now taking place at on 9 June, 20.00 in Frederiks. Entry is free and there is no need to book, just come along!
Posted on: 4 June 2016
Invitation to "Music, Photographs & Stories from the Archives" Event
You are invited to a special celebration of two of Liverpool's most exciting cultural collections: THE INSTITUTE OF POPULAR MUSIC ARCHIVE & THE OPEN EYE GALLERY PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVE
Posted on: 11 May 2016
Mike Jones on Prince (1958 -2016)
What is so difficult to accept or comprehend about the death of Prince Rogers Nelson is that he was so vital – as a performer, as a writer, as a human being.
Posted on: 22 April 2016
Invitation to Participate in Archives Project
The Institute of Popular Music (IPM) at the University of Liverpool is leading a project called “Music, Photographs and Stories from the Archives,” in collaboration with the Open Eye Gallery. Working with staff from the IPM Archive and the Open Eye Archive, we invite any interested members of the public to participate in this project.
Posted on: 31 March 2016
Some of these Days
Last Thursday marked the UK launch of James Donald’s recently published book Some of These Days: Black Stars, Jazz Aesthetics and Modernist Culture.
Posted on: 15 February 2016