6th meeting of the Northern Network for Empirical Music Research

Liverpool, 8 April 2022

Continuing the focus on research methods initiated in the previous meeting, we will be discussing the use of mobile experience sampling and eye-tracking in music research, and what implications decolonizing research has for the methods we use. 
09.45-10.15 Welcome and Meeting Introduction
Dr Eduardo Coutinho, University of Liverpool (UK)
10.15-10.45 Talk
Mobile Experience Sampling Methods (m-ESM) in Music Research
Dr William Randall, University of Jyväskylä (Finland)
Miss Yiting Cheah and Dr Eduardo Coutinho, University of Liverpool (UK)
10.45-11.15 Talk
Eye-tracking in music research
Dr Lauren Fink, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (Germany)
11.15-11.45

 Talk
Decolonising research
Chantelle Lunt, Merseyside Alliance for Racial Equality (UK)
11.45-12.30

 Student led-session
12.30-13.30

 Work Lunch
13.30-14.30

 Workshop
The future of eye-tracking in music research
Led by Dr Lauren Fink
In this (hands-on) session participants will have the opportunity to brainstorm the application of eye-tracking in music research and collectively design a novel study that uses eye-tracking to advance knowledge in an area selected by the workshop participants.
14.30-15.30

 Workshop
Decolonising music research: how?
Led by Chantelle Lunt and Eduardo Coutinho
In this (hands-on) session participants will have the opportunity to explore the implications of decolonising research in their own work and start developing a new framework that can be used for music researchers to consider decolonisation (and EDI) ideas throughout the whole research process.
15.30-16.30

 Closing session
An opportunity to reflect today’s session, plan future meetings and discussion various topics submitted by workshop participants. Please let us know if you have any topics for discussion.

Directions

Address

School of the Arts Library, 23 Abercromby Square, Liverpool L69 7WZ (1st floor) [MAP]

By Train

Liverpool Lime Street (~20 minutes walk) [DIRECTIONS]

By Car

University of Liverpool car parks (£6/day; info)
Metropolitan Cathedral car park (£5/day; info)