Pablo Vila

Broschiertes Buch

Music and Youth Culture in Latin America

Identity Construction Processes from New York to Buenos Aires

Beschreibung

This book 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.

Autor

Pablo Vila's research focuses on the social construction of identities on the U.S.- Mexico border and in Latin America. He has researched issues of national, regional, racial, ethnic, religious, gender, and class identities on the U.S.- Mexico border and has published 5 books on the topic. In his work on identification processes in Latin America, he has researched the way different social actors use popular music to understand who they are and act accordingly. He has published 4 books on that topic.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP US
• Seitenzahl: 302
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780199986286
• ISBN-10: 0199986282
• Artikelnr.: 47871101