Mapping Popular Music in Dublin project features at the European Fan Cultures Conference

Dr John O‘Flynn, Head of Music at St Patrick's Campus, and Dr Áine Mangaoang, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Music, St Patrick's Campus, DCU, were invited to deliver a plenary Expert Session at the interdisciplinary European Fan Cultures Conference, at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam (12-13 November, 2015). The conference brought together scholars from a wide range of disciplines (including media studies, musicology, sociology, psychology) who are interested in fan cultures and fan studies, and who investigate audiences, media, leisure, tourism, games and celebrities. O'Flynn and Mangaoang's co-presented talk covered their ongoing research, innovative participatory methodologies, and initial findings from 'Mapping Popular Music in Dublin': a 12-month Fáilte Ireland-funded research project that aims to map popular music experience in Dublin from the viewpoint of fans (citizens and tourists), musicians, and music industry personnel. 

To find out more about the project, visit their project website: http://mappingpopularmusicindublin.wordpress.com/ 

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