Musique et travail – Music and Labour took place in Hamilton, Ontario, May 23-26, 2013. The conference, hosted by McMaster University at the Sheraton hotel, was also supported by IASPM-Canada, the Canadian branch of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music, which held its annual meeting to coincide with the McMaster event.

This digital archive documents various aspects of the conference in verbal, audio and visual form, capturing one extended moment in the study of popular music in Canada.

Please remember that much of the research and analysis presented here represents work in progress. The conference hosts and participants have made this material available in the spirit of sharing knowledge and aiding other’s teaching and research; however, this work remains the intellectual property of the original researchers and writers – you must consult with them directly before reproducing any of these materials.

Musique et travail – Music and Labour was organized by Drs. Christina Baade and Susan Fast with the aid of a dedicated team of colleagues, students and community members. The conference would not have been possible without the support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) as well as several offices and departments at McMaster University: the Faculty of Humanities, Office of the Vice-President for Research, the Departments of Communication Studies and Multimedia (CSMM), English and Cultural Studies, Labour Studies, and Sociology, as well as the graduate program in Gender Studies and Feminist Research (GSFR); and, of course, IASPM-CA.