Cultural Nationalism And Ethnic Music In Latin America

Author : William H. Beezley
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826359766

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Cultural Nationalism and Ethnic Music in Latin America by William H. Beezley Pdf

Music has been critical to national identity in Latin America, especially since the worldwide emphasis on nations and cultural identity that followed World War I. Unlike European countries with unified ethnic populations, Latin American nations claimed blended ethnicities—indigenous, Caucasian, African, and Asian—and the process of national stereotyping that began in the 1920s drew on themes of indigenous and African cultures. Composers and performers drew on the folklore and heritage of ethnic and immigrant groups in different nations to produce what became the music representative of different countries. Mexico became the nation of mariachi bands, Argentina the land of the tango, Brazil the country of Samba, and Cuba the island of Afro-Cuban rhythms, including the rhumba. The essays collected here offer a useful introduction to the twin themes of music and national identity and melodies and ethnic identification. The contributors examine a variety of countries where powerful historical movements were shaped intentionally by music.

Author : Athena Leoussi
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006-12-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780748629350

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Nationalism and Ethnosymbolism by Athena Leoussi Pdf

Ethnosymbolism offers a distinct and innovative approach to the study of nations and nationalism. It focuses on the role of ethnic myths, historical memories, symbols and traditions in the creation and maintenance of the collective identity of modern nations. This book explores the different aspects of the ethnosymbolic approach to the study of ethnicity, nationality and nationalism.Nationalism and Ethnosymbolism first introduces the main theoretical considerations that have arisen in nationalism studies in the past two decades. It then presents a collection of case studies covering music and poetry, ethnosymbolism in antiquity, and a wide variety of nations and regions. Areas discussed include Eastern Europe and Russia, the Middle East, the Far East and India, Africa, and the Americas.Overall the book offers a defence of the methodology of ethnosymbolism and a demonstration of its explanatory power.

Author : Héctor Fernández L'Hoeste,Pablo Vila
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781498565240

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Sound, Image, and National Imaginary in the Construction of Latin/o American Identities by Héctor Fernández L'Hoeste,Pablo Vila Pdf

This book explores the key role of sound and image in the perception of nations throughout the history of the Americas. It subverts the strict chronology previously upheld by historians regarding the formation of national identities by looking at the development of countries in varied cultural, economic, and political situations.

Author : Paul Austerlitz
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1997-01-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1566394848

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Merengue by Paul Austerlitz Pdf

Merengue is a quintessential Dominican dance music. This work aims to unravel the African and Iberian roots of merengue. It examines the historical and contemporary contexts in which merengue is performed and danced, its symbolic significance, its social functions, and its musical and choreographic structures.

Author : John Charles Chasteen
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0826329411

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National Rhythms, African Roots by John Charles Chasteen Pdf

John Chasteen examines the history behind sexually suggestive dances (salsa, samba, and tango) that brought people of different social classes and races together in Latin America.

Author : John Breuilly
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191644269

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The Oxford Handbook of the History of Nationalism by John Breuilly Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Nationalism comprises thirty six essays by an international team of leading scholars, providing a global coverage of the history of nationalism in its different aspects - ideas, sentiments, and politics. Every chapter takes the form of an interpretative essay which, by a combination of thematic focus, comparison, and regional perspective, enables the reader to understand nationalism as a distinct and global historical subject. The book covers the emergence of nationalist ideas, sentiments, and cultural movements before the formation of a world of nation-states as well as nationalist politics before and after the era of the nation-state, with chapters covering Europe, the Middle East, North-East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Americas. Essays on everday national sentiment and race ideas in fascism are accompanied by chapters on nationalist movements opposed to existing nation-states, nationalism and international relations, and the role of external intervention into nationalist disputes within states. In addition, the book looks at the major challenges to nationalism: international socialism, religion, pan-nationalism, and globalization, before a final section considering how historians have approached the subject of nationalism. Taken separately, the chapters in this Handbook will deepen understanding of nationalism in particular times and places; taken together they will enable the reader to see nationalism as a distinct subject in modern world history.

Author : Katherine D. McCann
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-11
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781477326619

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Handbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 76 by Katherine D. McCann Pdf

Beginning with Number 41 (1979), the University of Texas Press became the publisher of the Handbook of Latin American Studies, the most comprehensive annual bibliography in the field. Compiled by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress and annotated by a corps of specialists in various disciplines, the Handbook alternates from year to year between social sciences and humanities. The Handbook annotates works on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and the Guianas, Spanish South America, and Brazil, as well as materials covering Latin America as a whole. Most of the subsections are preceded by introductory essays that serve as biannual evaluations of the literature and research underway in specialized areas.

Author : Victor Dahl,Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies. Meeting
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X001463785

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Culture and Nationalism in Latin America by Victor Dahl,Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies. Meeting Pdf

Author : F. Aparicio,C. Jàquez
Publisher : Springer
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230107441

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Musical Migrations by F. Aparicio,C. Jàquez Pdf

A dynamic and original collection of essays on the transnational circulation and changing social meanings of Latin music across the Americas. The transcultural impact of Latin American musical forms in the United States calls for a deeper understanding of the shifting cultural meanings of music. Musical Migrations examines the tensions between the value of Latin popular music as a metaphor for national identity and its transnational meanings as it traverses national borders, geocultural spaces, audiences, and historical periods. The anthology analyzes, among others, the role of popular music in Caribbean diasporas in the United States and Europe, the trans-Caribbean identities of Salsa and reggae, the racial, cultural, and ethnic hybridity in rock across the Americas, and the tensions between tradition and modernity in Peruvian indigenous music, mariachi music in the United States, and in Trinidadian music.

Author : Eric Fillion
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780228015130

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Distant Stage by Eric Fillion Pdf

It is a little-known fact that the first cultural agreement Canada signed was with Brazil in 1944. The two countries’ rapprochement launched a flurry of activity connecting Montreal to Rio de Janeiro amid the turbulence of war and its aftermath. Why Brazil? And what could songs and paintings achieve that traditional diplomacy could not? Distant Stage examines the neglected histories of Canada-Brazil relations and the role played by culture in Canada’s pursuit of an international identity. The efforts of French-Canadian artists, intellectuals, and diplomats are at the heart of both. Eric Fillion demonstrates how music and the visual arts gave state and non-state actors new connections to the idea of nation, which in turn informed their sense of place in the world. Tracing the origins of Canadian cultural diplomacy to South America, the book underscores the significance of race and religion in the country’s international history, showing how Brazil served as a distant stage where Canadian identity politics and aspirations could play out. Both a timely invitation to think about cultural diplomacy as a critical practice and a reflection on the interplay between internationalism and nationalism, Distant Stage draws attention to the ambiguous yet essential roles played by artists in international and intercultural relations.

Author : Marshall C. Eakin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107175761

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Becoming Brazilian by Marshall C. Eakin Pdf

This book examines how Gilberto Freyre's notion of mestiçagem (race mixing) became the overwhelmingly dominant narrative of national identity in twentieth-century Brazil. It will be of interest to scholars and students interested in Brazil, Latin America, race, nationalism, national identity, and popular culture.

Author : Ruth Hellier-Tinoco
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780195340365

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Embodying Mexico by Ruth Hellier-Tinoco Pdf

Embodying Mexico examines two performative icons of Mexicanness--the Dance of the Old Men and Night of the Dead of Lake Patzcuaro--in numerous manifestations, including film, theater, tourist guides, advertisements, and souvenirs. Covering a ninety-year period from the postrevolutionary era to the present day, Hellier-Tinoco's analysis is thoroughly grounded in Mexican politics and history, and simultaneously incorporates choreographic, musicological, and dramaturgical analysis.Exploring multiple contexts in Mexico, the USA, and Europe, Embodying Mexico expands and enriches our understanding of complex processes of creating national icons, performance repertoires, and tourist attractions, drawing on wide-ranging ethnographic, archival, and participatory experience. An extensive companion website illustrates the author's arguments through audio and video.

Author : Deborah Pacini Hernandez
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-25
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781439900918

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Oye Como Va! by Deborah Pacini Hernandez Pdf

Latino music as an amalgam of American cultures.

Author : Joseph Arbena,Henry C. Schmidt,David Vassberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Music
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173017221370

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Regionalism and the Musical Heritage of Latin America by Joseph Arbena,Henry C. Schmidt,David Vassberg Pdf

This essay presents background information and suggests teaching stragegies to aid community and junior college classroom teachers of history and civilization as they develop and implement educational programs on Latin American music. It is based on the premise that Latin American music can best be understood as a reflection of other historical and cultural themes. Emphasis is placed on the music of Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia. The document is presented in six chapters. Chapter one introduces the document, identifies objectives, and presents information on major influences of Latin America's musical heritage, including indigenous, Iberian, and African. Chapters two, three, and four focus on the music of Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia, respectively. For each country, information is organized around six themes--(1) ethnic variety and fusion, (2) regionalism, (3) cultural imperialism and imitativeness, (4) nationalism, (5) protest and revolution, and (6) urbanization and cultural standardization. Titles and themes of various types of music are interwoven throughout the narrative. A brief introductory section for each of these three chapters relates the folk, popular, and art music traditions of each country to Latin American music at various times throughout history. Chapter five offers additional suggestions on relating music to nationalistic and social action themes in other Latin American nations. Chapter six suggests teaching methods, including playing musical selections in class, asking students to identify various rhythmic and stylistic differences, and directing students to identify traditional motifs while listening to nationalistic music. The document concludes with a bibliography and a discography. (DB)

Author : Ruth Glasser
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1997-05-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780520208902

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My Music Is My Flag by Ruth Glasser Pdf

Puerto Rican music in New York is given center stage in Ruth Glasser's original and lucid study. Exploring the relationship between the social history and forms of cultural expression of Puerto Ricans, she focuses on the years between the two world wars. Her material integrates the experiences of the mostly working-class Puerto Rican musicians who struggled to make a living during this period with those of their compatriots and the other ethnic groups with whom they shared the cultural landscape. Through recorded songs and live performances, Puerto Rican musicians were important representatives for the national consciousness of their compatriots on both sides of the ocean. Yet they also played with African-American and white jazz bands, Filipino or Italian-American orchestras, and with other Latinos. Glasser provides an understanding of the way musical subcultures could exist side by side or even as a part of the mainstream, and she demonstrates the complexities of cultural nationalism and cultural authenticity within the very practical realm of commercial music. Illuminating a neglected epoch of Puerto Rican life in America, Glasser shows how ethnic groups settling in the United States had choices that extended beyond either maintenance of their homeland traditions or assimilation into the dominant culture. Her knowledge of musical styles and performance enriches her analysis, and a discography offers a helpful addition to the text.