Constructoras Sonoras: A Feminist Project to Decolonize Sounds Cultures
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The Musical Historical Archive of the School of Musical Arts of the University of Costa Rica develops the social action project entitled Constructoras Sonoras within the framework of the Bicentennial of the independence of Costa Rica (1821- 2021).
Presentation Summary
This project aims to question the white, western and patriarchal paradigm that prevails in the design of the sound identity of the nation. For this purpose, an investigation was carried out that would allow the identification of women from different ethnic and sexual communities, makers of diverse sound cultures, whose legacy documents a polyphony silenced by the hegemonic groups of Costa Rica. This project demonstrates how art is used to construct national mythologies, but also how it can confront and refute them. The narratives about independence must be thought not only at the level of the political project of the ruling classes, they must be thought from personal political actions. This project vindicates the individual struggles of women to build their own independence through artistic practices, building diverse sound stories, like themselves and their communities.
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El Archivo Histórico Musical de la Escuela de artes musicales de la Universidad de Costa Rica desarrolla el proyecto de acción social titulado Constructoras Sonoras en el marco del Bicentenario de la independencia de Costa Rica (1821-2021). Este proyecto tiene como objetivo cuestionar el paradigma blanco, occidental y patriarcal que prima en el diseño de la identidad sonora de la nación. Con este propósito se realizó una investigación que permitiera identificar a mujeres de diferentes comunidades étnicas y sexuales, hacedoras de culturas sonoras diversas, cuyo legado documenta una polifonía silenciada por los grupos hegemónicos de Costa Rica. Este proyecto demuestra como el arte es utilizado para construir mitologías nacionales, pero también como puede confrontarlas y refutarlas. Las narrativas acerca de la independencia deben ser pensadas no solo a nivel del proyecto político de las clases dominantes, deben ser pensadas desde las acciones políticas personales. Este proyecto reivindica las luchas individuales de las mujeres por construir su propia independencia a través de las prácticas artísticas, construyendo historias sonoras diversas, como ellas mismas y sus comunidades.
Presenter Bio
Susan Campos-Fonseca
Susan Campos-Fonseca is a musicologist, composer, and writer. Campos-Fonseca holds a Ph.D. in music from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Spain. Master in Spanish and Latin American Philosophy from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), and graduated in Conducting from the Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR). She is a composer and musicologist whose research focuses on philosophy of culture and technology, feminism, decolonial studies, electronic art and sound studies. Campos-Fonseca has received the 2002 University Council Award from Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR), the 2004 WASBE conductor scholarship (UK), the 2005 Carolina Foundation Scholarship (Spain), the 2007 “100 Latinos” Award (Spain), the Corda Foundation Award 2009 (New York), the 2012 Casa de las Americas Musicology Award (Cuba), and 2013, 2014 UCR Distinguished Scholar “Universitaria destacada” (Costa Rica). She serves on the advisory boards of Boletín de Música (Cuba), and has been a guest editor for Trans: Revista Transcultural de Música (Spain) and Ideas Sónicas (México). Her books include Herencias Cervantinas en la Música Vocal Iberoamericana, Poiésis de un Imaginario Cultural (for which she received the 2012 Casa de las Americas Musicology Award), and the co-edited volume Estudos de Género, Corpo e Música: Abordagens Metodológica, ANPPOM-Serie Pesquisa em Música no Brasil, Vol. 3. She currently coordinates a project on arts, sciences, and technologies at UCR, where she is a professor of Music History and Transdisciplinary Research.
Rodrigo A. Carazo
Ambassador Rodrigo A. Carazo is the Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations in New York (2018-2022). He serves as a university professor in Costa Rica and in the United States and the University of Peace and is a Member of the Board of the public Distance University in Costa Rica. Ambassador Carazo holds a Law Degree from the University of Costa Rica and a similar degree in Economic and Social Sciences from the University of Costa Rica, a PhD in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Geneva- Switzerland and has completed further studies in History and International Law.
Ambassador Carazo has been a liberal professional since 1971 in the fields of Economy, Law and International Relations. He has also served as a consultant for International Organizations (Governmental, Intergovernmental, Non-Governmental) as well as for private entities. He has 48 years of experience as a businessman in commercial, industrial, tourist, agricultural and service sectors. Ambassador Carazo was the first Ombudsman of Costa Rica (1993-1997) and served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (2002-2006).
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