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This book explores the key role of sound and image in the perception of nations throughout the history of the Americas. It subverts the strict chronology previously upheld by historians regarding the formation of national identities by looking at the development of countries in varied cultural, economic, and political situations.
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Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: The National Symbols of Costa Rica: A Decolonial Approach
María Isabel Carvajal Araya
Chapter Two: Another Look at the History of Tango: The Intimate Connection of Rural and Urban Music in Argentina at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
Julia Chindemi and Pablo Vila
Chapter Three: Nationalisms and Anti-indigenismos: Rudolph Holzmann and His Contribution to a "Peruvian" Music
Raúl R. Romero
Chapter Four: Music and Cartoons in Brazil: Complementarity in the Representation of National Identity
Waldomiro Vergueiro and Geisa Fernandes, translated by Ricardo Nogueira
Chapter Five: Divergent Imaginaries of the Nation in the New Chilean Pop of the 1980s
Juan Pablo González, translated by Peggy Westwell and Pablo Vila
Chapter Six: Cumbias of the Crisis: A Hauntology of Modern Uruguay
Matthew J. Van Hoose
Chapter Seven: On the Rise of Middle-Class Vallenato: The Recreation of the National in a Commodified Musical Genre
Héctor Fernández L'Hoeste
Chapter Eight: Dancing Palimpsests: "Bailando" and the Choreographing of Cuba's International Image
Susan Thomas
Chapter Nine: Marc Anthony 3.0: Toward a Critical Salsa Romántica
Frances R. Aparicio
About the Editors
About the Contributors
About the author
Héctor Fernández L'Hoeste is professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Georgia State University.
Pablo Vila is professor of sociology at Temple University.
Summary
This book explores the key role of sound and image in the perception of nations throughout the history of the Americas. It subverts the strict chronology previously upheld by historians regarding the formation of national identities by looking at the development of countries in varied cultural, economic, and political situations.
