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The Hand You Are Dealt: Improvising the Archive

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Critical Studies in Improvisation

CSI-ECI is an open-access, peer-reviewed, electronic, academic journal.

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Adaptive Use Musical Instrument (AUMI) software interface and iOS App are new musical instruments that enable…

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IICSI Director Eric Fillion Launches New Book: SOUNDTRACK TO THE REVOLUTION

On June 24, 2025, Dr. Eric Fillion, Director of the University of Guelph’s International Institute for…

Book cover featuring stylized green, red, blue and black text over a blocky yellow graphic depicting a raised fist. The text reads "Soundtrack to the Revolution: Free Jazz and Leftist Nationalism in Quebec 1967-1975. Eric Fillion. Translated by David Homel."

The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) is a central source for the collection and dissemination of research on improvised creative practices.

The Institute's mandate is to create positive social change through the confluence of improvisational arts, innovative scholarship, and collaborative action.