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Welcome to the Institute of Popular Music

Founded in 1988 as the world’s first specialist centre for the study of popular music, the Institute of Popular Music (IPM) provides a hub for interdisciplinary research on popular music, broadly defined. We examine popular music from different perspectives and explore the many varied contexts and processes involved in its production and consumption.

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https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/music/events/tay-day/ Tay Day Liverpool's Version logo

Tay Day: Liverpool's Version

The University of Liverpool presents Tay Day: a symposium/conference recognising and engaging with the cultural phenomenon that is Taylor Swift. June 12, 2024, 9am - 5pm
 

https://lcrmusicboard.co.uk/remap-report-unveiled/ Reporting on the Creative and Professional Experiences of Black Music Makers

ReMap:

Reporting on the Creative and Professional Experiences of Black Music Makers and Practitioners Living and Working in the Liverpool City Region. 

https://open.spotify.com/show/2yJQK6kV4fwAcADfgZEOwr Chile en Liverpool on Spotify

Chile en Liverpool -- Music and Memories

In this series of podcasts, University of Liverpool academics explore the Institute of Popular Music's archive, and, in particular, the Robert Pring-Mill collection of Latin American 'canciones de lucha y esperanza'; 'songs of hope and struggle'. Listen to the podcasts here.