Memory and History in Argentine Popular Music (Hardcover)

Memory and History in Argentine Popular Music examines Argentine popular music of the 1990s and early 2000s that denounced, immortalized, and reflected on the processes that led to the socioeconomic crisis that shook Argentine society at the end of 2001. It draws upon the three most popular genres of the time-tango, rock chabon, and cumbia villera, a form of cumbia from the shantytowns. The book analyzes lyrics from these three genres detailing how they capture the feel of daily life and the changes that occurred under the neoliberal economic model that ravaged the country throughout the '90s. The contention is that these are canciones con historia, songs that depict historical events and tell personal stories. Therefore, the lyrics from all three genres serve as accounts of historical events and social and economic changes, denouncing the social inequalities caused by neoliberal economic policies. Furthermore, the book explores how the process of remembering and forgetting takes place on the Internet. It examines how users navigate video-sharing portals and use music to create "virtual sites of memory," a term that extends Winter's conception of physical sites of memory to digital environments as virtual sites of commemoration.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Music, Culture, and Identity in Latin America
Release date:	February 2023
Authors:	Delia Pamela Fuentes Korban
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	214
ISBN-13:	978-1-79364-834-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > History > American history > General Books > Music > General
LSN:	1-79364-834-4
Barcode:	9781793648341

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