Music and youth culture in Latin America : identity construction processes from New York to Buenos Aires
Vila
Vila, PabloContributor
Vila, PabloEditor
This text examines the ways in which music is used to advance identity claims in several Latin American countries and among Latinos in the US. Drawing on a vast array of fields including popular music studies, ethnomusicology, sociology, and history it sheds new light on the complex ways in which music provides people from different countries and social sectors with both enjoyment and tools for understanding who they are in terms of nationality, region, race, ethnicity, class,gender, and migration status.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text examines the ways in which music is used to advance identity claims in several Latin American countries and among Latinos in the US. Drawing on a vast array of fields including popular music studies, ethnomusicology, sociology, and history it sheds new light on the complex ways in which music provides people from different countries and social sectors with both enjoyment and tools for understanding who they are in terms of nationality, region, race, ethnicity, class,gender, and migration status.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 14, 2014).
Music
Music and youth
Identity (Psychology)
Music
Music, Dance, Drama & Film
Music Philosophy