Emile Wennekes

Prof. Dr. Emile Wennekes is Chair Professor of Musicology at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. He was appointed full professor there in 2000. From 2006 to 2011, he was the first Head of the School of the Media and Culture Studies department. In 2017, his chair was modified from Musicology: Post-1800 Music History into Musicology: Music and Media, now also officially embracing his main field of research. Wennekes has written on a broad range of subjects, including a co-authored book on contemporary Dutch music available in six languages. His work has been published by, among others, Oxford University Press, Routledge, Michigan University Press, and Brepols. Most recently, he edited the volume Cinema Changes: Incorporation of Jazz in the Film Soundtrack (Brepols 2019) together with Dr. Emilio Audissino. Wennekes founded and chairs the Study Group Music and Media (MaM) under the auspices of the International Musicological Society. He coordinates its annual conferences.