Sing out, feel, and then be the force of change! The important role of protest songs from Calle 13, Residente and iLe in Latin American protest movements during the 21st century = ¡Canta, siente, sé el cambio! El rol importante de las canciones de protesta de Calle 13, Residente e iLe en la protesta latinoamericana durante el siglo XXI : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements in the pursuit of the degree of Master of Arts in Spanish, Massey University - Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa
| dc.contributor.author | Port, Aengus | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-22T23:53:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-22T23:53:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
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| dc.description.abstract | Art, and specifically music, has long been an essential tool in personal self-expression across a range of topics that evoke deep human connection and emotion. Whether it be an artistic expression about love, passion, desire, sadness, grief, loss, anger or the like, music has an ability to bring out the emotive side of people when it comes to affairs that stir the heart. This can be taken in a romantic sense, but also in a sense of what sets people on fire on a daily basis; patriotism to their homeland, politics (for or against policy or style of governance) etc. When the public is frustrated by something, naturally they wish to voice their opposition and dissent to the authorities in the clearest way possible, and song has been a time-honoured way of vocalising the desire for the necessary change happen for the greater public good. In the modern context, music in Latin America has been employed to support political opposition and dissent for many years, most notably by way of the Nueva Canción movement sin the second half of the 20th century. This subject, along with legends of the genre such as Victor Jara, Mercedes Sosa and Violeta Parra, fascinated me whilst I was undertaking my initial journey into the Spanish language, culture and heritage of Spanish-speaking countries. Also, the more current context within Latin America, specifically in Puerto Rico, fascinated me. Thus, this analytical study of various examples of protest song being used as a prime tool for political expression and change from the noted Puerto Rican band Calle 13, along with their ex members Residente and iLe, is a fusion of these two interests and an attempt to expand the field of study around the Nueva Canción movement, so as to see whether this movement of music and song still exists in the current 21st century context and then, if so, whether the way this music is composed and delivered changed in time. The inclusion of examples of academic criticism around this subject within the analysis, for example The Woman in Music (Marianne Kielian-Gilbert, 2000), Performative Acts and Gender Construction (Judith Butler, 1988) and “Performance Interventions” and Gestos Descoloniales (M.A. Sánchez Cabrera, 2016), help to contribute something new into this area of study. This critique is going to create a point of reference and define the context behind the profiled songs. This study is intended to be an investigation into whether the Nueva Canción has changed or whether it has remained the same, albeit different, in the intervening period since its inception and recognition as a powerful subgenre of Latin music. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70271 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Massey University | |
| dc.rights | The author | en |
| dc.title | Sing out, feel, and then be the force of change! The important role of protest songs from Calle 13, Residente and iLe in Latin American protest movements during the 21st century = ¡Canta, siente, sé el cambio! El rol importante de las canciones de protesta de Calle 13, Residente e iLe en la protesta latinoamericana durante el siglo XXI : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements in the pursuit of the degree of Master of Arts in Spanish, Massey University - Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | |
| dc.title.alternative | ¡Canta, siente, sé el cambio! El rol importante de las canciones de protesta de Calle 13, Residente e iLe en la protesta latinoamericana durante el siglo XXI | |
| dc.type | Thesis |