Music and sound are significant vehicles of culture in which the boundaries of collective belonging are reaffirmed and reimagined daily. This line of research aims to identify and highlight the practices of music, sound, and listening (MSSL) that dynamically contribute to the formation of contemporary identities in our territory, observing how they activate processes of collective memory and the preservation of shared cultural elements. Examples include: Indigenous peoples, political memory, musical and sound archives, etc.
This line of research focuses on the ways in which SMLPs collect, process, and activate transformation processes, with an emphasis on innovation experiences and new technologies. We are interested in highlighting emerging practices in which music, sound, and listening play a leading role: new forms of social and labor organization, practices of cultural consumption and reception, and technological devices that transform everyday dynamics. Examples include: music and work, streaming platforms, social networks and cultural collaboration, etc.
The third line seeks to distinguish and analyze the potential of SMLPs to approach both current social conflict hotspots and ways of promoting the subjective well-being of individuals and their communities. This dual conflict/well-being approach aims to observe the ways in which music and sound can act as catalysts for disagreement and dissent. It also seeks to understand the role they play in building a tolerant and inclusive coexistence, and to facilitate the design, implementation and evaluation of public policies in the cultural sphere. Examples include: urban music, aural conflicts, gender and dissidence, etc.