Memory, Music and Movement: Inspiring and Facilitating Innovative Research in North Atlantic Fiddle and Dance Studies

我们的目标是激励北大西洋小提琴和舞蹈学者的网络，启动与记忆主题相关的新的、具有挑战性的研究方向。我们正在寻求AHRC的资助，以鼓励新的研究，并使实践社区和公众能够获得现有的研究，并将学者和表演者聚集在一起，开发创新的合作研究，包括基于实践的研究和以实践为导向的研究。我们的建议是针对以下相互关联的项目：1)一系列四个国际跨学科讲习班。第一个将是一个“范围”练习(为该项目奠定基础)；另外三个由外界公认的小提琴和舞蹈研究专家领导，将专注于认知心理学(音乐和舞蹈如何与记忆相关)、表演研究(我们如何通过身体记住音乐和舞蹈，以及音乐和舞蹈如何激发记忆)，以及数字人文(我们如何使用数字技术记录和后来回忆音乐和舞蹈传统)。2)以研讨会二和研讨会三为基础的一系列公开讲座，讲者包括学术、表演和遗产方面的演讲者。3)一个网站平台，主持各种相关内容和互动功能，包括：a.以开源出版物的形式在线发布所有以往和今后的北大西洋渔业公约(北大西洋渔业组织，见下文)会议记录，以便在可用的情况下建立一个带有超链接的累积书目；b.一个互动式主持的在线论坛，使学者、表演者和其他个人能够进行非正式讨论，以及由主旨演讲者提出的研究问题和观察；c.相关URL/网站的注释列表；D.视频内容，包括主旨演讲、研讨会和描述和说明北大西洋小提琴和舞蹈研究的简短、可访问的“Snapper”。4)一位项目协调员，他将与两位共同申请者合作组织各种项目要素，并将通过社交媒体和互动在线论坛(如上)吸引利益相关者，并将与苏格兰和加拿大的广播媒体合作，以最大限度地扩大项目的受众。北大西洋小提琴大会是一个结构独特的活动，包括学术演讲、实践研讨会和现场表演活动，汇集了小提琴、舞蹈和相关音乐形式的学者和实践者。自2001年以来，北美自由贸易委员会每隔几年在阿伯丁(2001年、2006年、2010年)、德里/伦敦德里和多尼戈尔(2012年)以及纽芬兰圣约翰(2008年)举行一次。2015年在布雷顿角举行的大会将为我们的项目提供跳板。该项目将在2017年NAFCO返回阿伯丁时达到顶峰。虽然每次都有新的学者和表演者参加，但许多代表都参加了以前的几次或全部大会。因此，一个非正式的北大西洋小提琴和舞蹈学者网络应运而生。通过我们的提议，我们的目标是更慎重地发展该网络，为该网络创造机会，以创新的方式互动、合作和扩展北大西洋小提琴和舞蹈的研究。该项目将使学者、音乐家、舞蹈家、相关利益相关者(如档案馆、博物馆和音乐节工作人员)和普通公众受益。研讨会和系列讲座将有来自这些不同部门的专家和参与者参加，丰富合作研究的可能性，激发新的研究项目，并激励新的研究应用。虚拟资源将确保网络在面对面活动之外继续发展，同时使那些不能参加活动的人也能参加。

We aim to energise a network of North Atlantic fiddle and dance scholars to initiate new and challenging directions of research in relation to the theme of memory. We are seeking AHRC funding for initiatives that will inspire new research and make existing research accessible to communities of practice as well as to the general public, and bring scholars and performers together to develop innovative collaborative research, including practice-based and practice-led research. Our proposal is for the following interrelated projects: 1) A series of four international interdisciplinary workshops. The first will be a 'scoping' exercise (laying the project's groundwork); the other three led by acknowledged experts from outside fiddle and dance studies will focus on cognitive psychology (how music and dance are related to memory), performance studies (how we remember music and dance through our bodies and how music and dance inspire memories), and digital humanities (how we can use digital technologies to document and later recall music and dance traditions). 2) A public lecture series building on Workshops II and III, with featured speakers from academic, performance, and heritage contexts.3) A website platform hosting a variety of relevant content and interactive features, including:a. The publication of all previous and future North Atlantic Fiddle Convention (NAFCo, see below) conference proceedings online as open source publications, enabling a cumulative bibliography with hyperlinks where available;b. An interactive moderated online forum to enable informal discussion among scholars, performers and other individuals, as well as research questions and observations seeded by keynote presenters;c. An annotated list of relevant URLs/websites;d. Video content featuring keynote presentations, workshops, and short, accessible 'snappers' describing and illustrating North Atlantic fiddle and dance research. 4) A project coordinator who will work with the two co-applicants to organise the various project elements, and who will engage stakeholders through social media and the interactive online forum (above), and will work with broadcast media in both Scotland and Canada to maximize the project's audience.The North Atlantic Fiddle Convention is a uniquely structured event involving scholarly presentations, practical workshops, and live performance events, which brings together scholars and practitioners of fiddling, dance and related musical forms. NAFCo has been held every few years since 2001, in Aberdeen (2001, 2006, 2010), in Derry/Londonderry and Donegal (2012), and in St John's, Newfoundland (2008). The 2015 convention in Cape Breton will provide the springboard for our project. The project will culminate in 2017 when NAFCo returns to Aberdeen. Although new scholars and performers attend each NAFCo event, many delegates have participated in several, or even all, of the previous conventions. Consequently, an informal network of North Atlantic fiddle and dance scholars has emerged. With our proposal, we aim to be more deliberate in developing the network, creating opportunities for the network to interact, collaborate, and extend research in North Atlantic fiddle and dancing in innovative ways.The project will benefit scholars, musicians, dancers, related stakeholders (e.g. archives, museum, and festival personnel), and the general public. The workshops and lecture series will involve both experts and participants from these various sectors, enriching collaborative research possibilities, inspiring new research projects, and motivating new research applications. The virtual resources will ensure that the network will continue to develop outside the face-to-face events while enabling those who could not attend them to participate as well.