Ibero-America is a community characterized by a great wealth and diversity of musical manifestations. These have been shaped by a variety of routes and itineraries that have enabled exchanges both in the past and in an increasingly interconnected present. On the occasion of the Xacobeo 2021 and the idea of “road” linked to Santiago de Compostela, the III International Conference of the Study Group “Music and American Studies” (MUSAM) of the Spanish Society for Musicology aims to promote new ways of researching into Ibero-American musics from the perspective of networks and circuits, not only of musicians, repertoires and sound objects, but also of practices, ideologies and discourses. The ultimate objective of the Conference is to create alternative paths in the research of both multiple and integrated processes and contexts within that community.
To this end, special attention will be paid to elements that have been little studied or are susceptible to a new look, such as: musical relations between American countries and regions, the establishment of routes and circuits in/from/to the Americas, the reflection on the musicological work in Ibero-America or the use of interdisciplinarity and digital media in our approach to a plural and constantly changing reality. In this way, we intend to break down some barriers that we consider not only artificial but also inoperative, such as the one between musicology and ethnomusicology, between historical musicology and performance practice, or even between Portuguese-Brazilian and Spanish-American musical cultures, which are virtually “disconnected”. At the same time, this Congress will serve to strengthen the links between researchers interested in the study of Ibero-American music from a transatlantic and globalized perspective.
MEMBERS
DIRECTION
Montserrat Capelán (University of Santiago de Compostela)
Javier Marín-López (University of Jaén)
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SECRETARY
Belén Vega Pichaco (University of La Rioja)
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Consuelo Carredano (UNAM/Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas)
David Cranmer (Nova University Lisbon/CESEM)
Victoria Eli Rodríguez (Complutense University of Madrid)
Marita Fornaro (University of the Republic, Montevideo)
Javier Garbayo (University of Santiago de Compostela)
Beatriz Martínez del Fresno (University of Oviedo)
Alberto Pacheco (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)
Carlos Villanueva (University of Santiago de Compostela)
Leonardo J. Waisman (CONICET, Argentina)
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
María Victoria Arjona (University of Granada)
Laura Calvo Gens (University of Santiago de Compostela)
Javier Gándara Feijóo (University of Santiago de Compostela)
María Gil Martínez (University of Santiago de Compostela)
Ana María Liberal (Politechnic of Porto)
Iván César Morales (University of Oviedo)
Roberto Oliveira Ogando (University of Santiago de Compostela)
Edite Rocha (University of Minas Gerais)
Santiago Rodríguez Caramés (University of Santiago de Compostela)
Guillermo Rodríguez Alonso (University of Santiago de Compostela)
Ilduara Vicente Franqueira (University of Santiago de Compostela)
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PROPOSALS
Proposals should be sent to Belén Vega, MUSAM secretary, at the following email address: musam@sedem.es
Deadline for submission of proposals: 5 June 2021
Resolution of accepted proposals: 5 July 2021
The official languages of the Conference are: Spanish, Galician, Portuguese and English.
The organisation does not cover travel, board and lodging expenses. We understand that some international presenters may not be able to travel to Santiago de Compostela to present their research, mainly due to financial or health constraints. For certain cases, participation via videoconference may be considered.
In order to obtain the corresponding certificate of participation, speakers must present their paper in person.