The Music, Identity, and Culture in the Caribbean (MIC) Fifth International Conference: “Caribbean Musical and Dance Folklore in the Age of Globalization” (MIC-V) will take place at the Centro Leon in Santiago de los Caballeros from 12-14 April. The event is dedicated to studying the development of musical and dance folklore in the countries and territories of the Greater Caribbean’s various linguistic regions, including the Caribbean contribution to different world regions and vice-versa, from a perspective of “glocalization.”
The event is organized by the Centro Leon, the Institute of Caribbean Studies (INEC) and the Ministry of Culture.
The participants in the MIC-V will be challenged to cross theoretical boundaries to propose strategies for addressing musical folklore as a means of cultural identification and citizen education, and for its promotion through educational programs, socio-cultural entertainment, research, and other fields. The conference will explore the potential for national and regional cooperation on the subject.
Researchers, educators, leading figures, and scholars of social and humanistic disciplines (musicology, ethnomusicology, anthropology, sociology, education, cultural management, journalism, economics, political sciences, law, information technology, and others) interested in Caribbean musical folklore, dance traditions, and culture come together to exchange knowledge of the various aspects of these pillars of the region, and to cultivate policies that strengthen national and regional cultural identity with a comprehensive approach. The Conference is a well-established critical, multidisciplinary and reflective space for socializing research, experiences and findings around the central topic. It nurtures an atmosphere that encourages the development of new ways of thinking about and acting on Caribbean and Latin American musical and cultural identity both within and beyond the region.
As a result, the event is dedicated to studying the development of musical and dance folklore in the countries and territories of the Greater Caribbean’s various linguistic regions, including the Caribbean contribution to different world regions and vice versa, from a perspective of “glocalization.”
To read more on the event, see http://centroleon.org.do/esp/Images/MIC5/MICEnglish.pdf
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