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Book Title
Sound, Image, and National Imaginary in the Construction of Latin
Publication Date
2017-12-26
ISBN
9781498565233

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
ISBN-10
1498565239
ISBN-13
9781498565233
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239736308

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
244 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Sound, Image, and National Imaginary in the Construction of Latin/O American Identities
Publication Year
2017
Subject
Latin America / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Author
María Isabel Carvajal Araya
Series
Music, Culture, and Identity in Latin America Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2017-047468
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Once again the Americas reveal the persistence of gaps at the heart of the nexus between nation and society and of how their perdurance compels the endless but necessary work of the imagination. This broad-reaching collection illustrates how sound and images both seek to bridge across those gaps while making them audible and visible in the very affective responses they provoke. A must-read for anyone interested in Latin American politics of culture during the long twentieth century., Moving beyond the outdated idea that music has a meaning in itself, the essays in Sound, Image, and National Imaginary in the Construction of Latin/o American Identities explore instead how music acquires profound social significance according to the ways it is used at particular moments in history. By focusing on a wide variety of elite, commercial, and semi-underground musics, the authors in this splendidly conceptualized volume convincingly show how music and the imagery that accompanies it have been affectively mobilized to play powerfully effective roles in nation-building and cultural identity projects throughout Latin@ America that not only complement but often transcend the intellectual efforts of the lettered city., "To those interested in cutting edge perspectives on the power of popular music, and in particular its influence on how Latin Americans have imagined themselves, their communities and their nations: read this book! The authors in this anthology insightfully explore the complex relationships between sound, emotion, and identity, using as analytical lenses genres popular throughout the Americas, from Colombian vallenato, Argentine tango, Chilean pop to Puerto Rican salsa. Other contributors examine the intersections between music and visual images, such as the dialogues between comics and popular music in Brazil, or how the reggaeton music video Bailando reveals evolving notions of national identity in Cuba. Kudos to the editors for this fine anthology!" --Deborah Pacini, Tufts University "Moving beyond the outdated idea that music has a meaning in itself, the essays in Sound, Image, and National Imaginary in the Construction of Latin/o American Identities explore instead how music acquires profound social significance according to the ways it is used at particular moments in history. By focusing on a wide variety of elite, commercial, and semi-underground musics, the authors in this splendidly conceptualized volume convincingly show how music and the imagery that accompanies it have been affectively mobilized to play powerfully effective roles in nation-building and cultural identity projects throughout Latin@ America that not only complement but often transcend the intellectual efforts of the lettered city." --Alejandro L. Madrid, Cornell University "Once again the Americas reveal the persistence of gaps at the heart of the nexus between nation and society and of how their perdurance compels the endless but necessary work of the imagination. This broad-reaching collection illustrates how sound and images both seek to bridge across those gaps while making them audible and visible in the very affective responses they provoke. A must-read for anyone interested in Latin American politics of culture during the long twentieth century." --Jairo A. Moreno, University of Pennsylvania, To those interested in cutting edge perspectives on the power of popular music, and in particular its influence on how Latin Americans have imagined themselves, their communities and their nations: read this book! The authors in this anthology insightfully explore the complex relationships between sound, emotion, and identity, using as analytical lenses genres popular throughout the Americas, from Colombian vallenato, Argentine tango, Chilean pop to Puerto Rican salsa. Other contributors examine the intersections between music and visual images, such as the dialogues between comics and popular music in Brazil, or how the reggaeton music video Bailando reveals evolving notions of national identity in Cuba. Kudos to the editors for this fine anthology!
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
305.80098
Table Of Content
Contents Introduction Chapter One: The National Symbols of Costa Rica: A Decolonial Approach María Isabel Carvajal Araya Chapter Two: Another Look at the History of Tango: The Intimate Connection of Rural and Urban Music in Argentina at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century Julia Chindemi and Pablo Vila Chapter Three: Nationalisms and Anti-indigenismos: Rudolph Holzmann and His Contribution to a "Peruvian" Music Raúl R. Romero Chapter Four: Music and Cartoons in Brazil: Complementarity in the Representation of National Identity Waldomiro Vergueiro and Geisa Fernandes, translated by Ricardo Nogueira Chapter Five: Divergent Imaginaries of the Nation in the New Chilean Pop of the 1980s Juan Pablo González, translated by Peggy Westwell and Pablo Vila Chapter Six: Cumbias of the Crisis: A Hauntology of Modern Uruguay Matthew J. Van Hoose Chapter Seven: On the Rise of Middle-Class Vallenato: The Recreation of the National in a Commodified Musical Genre Héctor Fernández L'Hoeste Chapter Eight: Dancing Palimpsests: "Bailando" and the Choreographing of Cuba's International Image Susan Thomas Chapter Nine: Marc Anthony 3.0: Toward a Critical Salsa Romántica Frances R. Aparicio About the Editors About the Contributors
Synopsis
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., Sound, Image, and National Imaginary in the Construction of Latin/o American Identities addresses a gap in the many narratives discussing the cultural histories of Latin American nations, particularly in terms of the birth, configuration, and perpetuation of national identities. It argues that these processes were not as gradual or constrained as traditionally conceived. The actual circumstances dictating the adoption of particular technologies for the representation of national ideas shifted and varied according to many factors including local circumstances, political singularities, economic disparities, and highly individualized cultural transitions. This book proposes a model of chronology that is valid not only for nations that underwent strong processes of nationalism during the early or mid-twentieth century, but also for those that experienced highly idiosyncratic cultural, economic, and political development into the early twenty-first century.
LC Classification Number
F1408.3

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