MUS 15 Group 2 - Christopher Edwards by

La Onda

csedwards1 — 2024-08-05 21:28:12 UTC

La Onda describes heteronormativity and "with the grain" presence of an artist. This idea describes what a person generally imagines when thinkig about Latin musical artists.

Christopher Edwards

Borderland

csedwards1 — 2024-08-05 21:30:16 UTC

"Borderland" describes culture geographically near the US - Mexico border. It also is synonymous with Chicano culture.

Christopher Edwards

Dissonant Divas

csedwards1 — 2024-08-05 21:34:50 UTC

Vargas analyzes Latin artists that are in direct conflict with "la onda". These are artists that, through their performances, music, and overall artistic presence, express powerful, nuanced ideas regarding gender, politics, race, sexuality, and other social constructs

Christopher Edwards

Music & Minority Communities

csedwards1 — 2024-08-05 21:38:00 UTC

Music has been historically very involved in significant social dynamics of the disadvantaged. Dissonant divas are another example of this phenomenon.

Christopher Edwards

Afro-Latino/a

csedwards1 — 2024-08-12 21:28:22 UTC

This term stems from people of African descent who would be identified as belonging to the Black but also have Latin heritage and participate in Latin cultures. The Latin part of their identity is often overshadowed by perceptions of such individuals being solely Black. This has significant ramifications like ostracization from Latin communities and identity issues since others perceive them as not being "real" Latino/as.

Christopher Edwards

Unbelonging

csedwards1 — 2024-08-12 21:29:41 UTC

Defined by Ramos, unbelonging is the phenomenon of people who look a particular way, not conforming to the preconceived expectations of the behavior of someone who looks that way.

Christopher Edwards

Latin Feminist Punk

csedwards1 — 2024-08-12 21:33:12 UTC

Punk music, coming to rise in the 1970s, was adopted by a subculture of Latin feminist movement. Punk music, with its inherent aggressiveness and choas, allowed for women to break the patriarchal expectations and behave in a way that's against the grain of femininity. Women, especially queer women, found refuge in communities celebrating Latin Feminist Punk music.

Christopher Edwards

Mata e' Pelo

csedwards1 — 2024-08-12 21:37:49 UTC

A song by Afro-Latina Colombian singer La Morena de Chicamocha that talks about her hair and the culture around Afro-Latina hair. Hair is a defining physical trait of Black people and is unique to them. Their is much upkeep in keeping one's hair healthy as a Black person. "Mata e' Pelo" dives into the culture surrounding her hair; how women take care of each other's hair, how they're racially defined by their hair.

Christopher Edwards