About

The ICTMD Study Group on Sound, Movement and the Sciences (SoMoS) aims to bring together scholars whose work combines approaches from ethnomusicology and/or ethnochoreology with those from the sciences – to explore sound and movement in music and dance contexts. Here, the sciences are broadly defined, including but not limited to disciplines such as cognitive science, psychology, linguistics, computer science, statistics, mathematics, biology, physics, and medical science.

We propose that ethnographic/anthropological and science-based approaches can complement each other, producing insights that might be difficult to achieve otherwise. For our fourth official symposium, we welcome proposals on any topic that aligns with the aims and themes of the study group, insofar as they combine ethnographic/anthropological and science-based approaches, explore issues involved in such endeavors, or present reflective discussions on relevant theories and methodologies.

23-26 September 2026 Instituto de Etnomusicologia – Centro de Estudos em Música e Dança (INET-md)at The NOVA University of Lisbon – School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH)