mdw – University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna | isaResearch Summer School 2026
isaResearch is the yearly international, interdisciplinary summer school of mdw and part of isa – International Summer Academy. It is a forum for negotiating the theme "Across Moving Grounds: Music, Performing Arts, and the Politics of Mobility" theoretically and discursively along current discourses and embedding it in the diverse contexts of Vienna’s urban space. The summer school will take place 22–25 July in Vienna and is specifially aimed at early stage researchers.
Target group
Ph.D. students and other early-stage researchers from disciplines including (but not limited to) Musicology, Dance and Performance Studies, Artistic Research, Queer Theory, Cultural Studies, Music Theory, Indigenous Studies, Music Sociology, Critical Race Studies, Ethnomusicology, Popular Music Studies, Post-Colonial Studies, Art History, and Film and Media Studies. Presentation proposals must be connected to the topic of the participant’s thesis or current research project.
Participation
The summer school will take place on the mdw campus in Vienna.
- Participation is free of charge, with lunch and refreshments provided on-site.
- Limited funding to help with travel and accommodation expenses is available.
- Childcare for researchers with children is possible
Application
Applications including a title, a presentation abstract, keywords, a statement of motivation, and a short bio must be uploaded via the mdw website.
The deadline for applications is 30 April 2026.
More information on this year's theme and submissions is available on the website of isa.