Category: Portugal

The Politics of Music Categorization in Portugal -- Colloquium with Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco

January 24, 2009 by jmukai

The Politics of Music Categorization in Portugal: Discourses, Performance and Research
May 5, 4 pm at the Center for Ethnomusicology 701C Dodge Hall
Colloquium with Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco
Instituto de Etnomusicologia
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal)

This colloquium addresses the discursive formulation of music categories in Portugal within the framework of nation building from the end of the 19th century up to the present. It analyzes the conceptual framework that underlies music behavior and practice, the meanings assigned to the main concepts differentiating music genres and styles, the ways these concepts are resignified by different actors in distinct periods. It deals with how music categorization affects music discourse, discourse about music, and its reception. It also examines the ways difference and power are recognized and exercised through music categorization.  read more »