International Society of Metal Music Studies (ISMMS)

...es tut sich was in der Institutionalisierung und Vernetzung der Metal-Studien. Aktuell kann man sich an der Gründung und Ausgestaltung einer kommenden Internationalen Forschungs-Gesellschaft beteiligen ... getragen wird das ganze übrigens auch aus Deutschland: Imke von Helden (Uni Freiburg) gehölrt auch zum Planungskomitee.

Dear Metal Scholars,
In October 2010, a group of metal music scholars from around the world began working to organize an international, scholarly organization to support the study of metal music and its cultures. Together, this Planning Committee has formulated a plan for officially launching ISMMS in 2011.
On this page, the Planning Committee presents founding documents for examination by interested scholars. We welcome your comments about the Code of Ethics, Mission Statement and By-Laws of ISMMS (known as "founding documents"). You can read the founding documents online through our wiki, http://ismms.wikispaces.com. You may comment by posting
your thoughts on this wiki, so all members of the Planning Committee can read, discuss, and reply to your comments. Comments do not constitue a vote- as there are no members of ISMMS at this point, there is no voting system. This wiki will be available for comments through June 15, 2011. If you have questions about the wiki, or other matters, please contact the Planning Committee coordinator via email: clifford@ucmo.edu.