Inclusion Politics/Subalternization Practices: The Construction of Ethnicity in Villancicos de Negros of the Cathedral of Santiago de Guatemala (16th-18th Centuries)

This paper problematizes the notion of ethnicity underlying in villancicos de negros that are sheltered in Guatemala’s Archidiocesan Historical Archive. Despite being musical pieces that project the idea of social harmony, they enable the emergence of identities in conflict with the colonial power,...

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Autor: Singer, Deborah
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2019
País:Costa Rica
Recursos:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositório:Portal de Revistas UNA
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/12972
Acesso em linha:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/historia/article/view/12972
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Colonial Music
Ethnicity
Subalternity
Afro descendants
Ethnic Identity
Speeches
History
Guatemala
música colonial
etnicidad
subalternidad
afrodescendientes
identidad cultural
discurso
historia
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Resumo:This paper problematizes the notion of ethnicity underlying in villancicos de negros that are sheltered in Guatemala’s Archidiocesan Historical Archive. Despite being musical pieces that project the idea of social harmony, they enable the emergence of identities in conflict with the colonial power, based on an ambivalent discourse that consolidates and naturalizes racial stereotypes.