Type
Text
Type
Thesis
Advisor
Uriarte, Javier | Firbas, Paul
Date
2016-12-01
Keywords
Immigration, Latin America, Latino, Music, Undocumented migration, United States | Hispanic American studies -- Latin American literature -- Latin American studies
Department
Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature
Language
es
Source
This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/11401/77681
Publisher
The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
Format
application/pdf
Abstract
This thesis aims to analyze the representation of the Latino undocumented immigrant in Spanish language music. The migratory process through which the undocumented immigrant will pass on his/her way to the United States will be examined. In this work, the mentioned migratory process will be considered to consist of three stages. The first will consist of the migrants life before they arrive at the decision to emigrate, the second will entail the journey, and the last will involve the migrants life in the country to which he/she immigrates. The music analyzed in this body of work portray various characteristics of the undocumented migrant such as a victim of circumstance, a hard worker or a fighter. Many migrants also have the intention to return to their country of origin, however, this is not always the case. Religion or faith also have distinct representations and purposes in the songs included in the corpus. To conclude the work, the topic of voice will be examined to see if these songs do indeed give voice to the voiceless or if they take said voice away. | 115 pages
Recommended Citation
Sosa, Emilio Raúl, "¿A qué ritmo migramos? Un estudio sobre la relación entre la migración y la música" (2016). Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions). 3472.
https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/stony-brook-theses-and-dissertations-collection/3472