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Abstract: Considering that music is an important vector of cross-cultural connection between senses of belonging, identities, imaginaries and actions in the world, this project – built by Brazilian communication researchers and Lusophone collaborators – aims to develop an interdisciplinary comparative study aimed at analysing the aesthetic, socio-technical and identity aspects characteristic of the cultural flows of Lusophone musical communities in the context of the platformisation of culture. The research will be structured around four axes of analysis, namely: 1) Pop-peripheral musical genres: the appropriations, reconfigurations, contamination zones and “bastardisations” of genres from/in the Portuguese-speaking world, in dialogue with global pop culture; 2) Formats: the musical and audiovisual expressions consisting of playlists, video clips, albums, etc. circulating on the platforms; 3) Performances (and corporealities): the flows of bodies, accents and hybrid and mestizo sounds that shape audiovisual musical expressions in their multiple connections, tensions and ramifications, including the taste performances of fan-influencers; 4) Narratives: the (new) stories told through these forms of expression and the ways in which they negotiate with the digital ecosystem. What imaginaries of diasporic experience and post-colonial heritage are created when exposed to global pop? How do peripheral pop music networks perform and narrate the invisibilities, stigmas and tensions of this experience? What cross-cultural alliances are forged between Lusophone musical actors and communities, and how do they circulate in digital ecosystems? The aim is to build a research network that contributes with theory and methodology to the analysis of expressions of Lusophone musical interculturalities from a multidisciplinary approach based on sound and music studies, platform studies, audiovisual studies, cultural studies and actor-network theory.
Final beneficiaries/target population: Musicians from the countries of the CPLP - Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries; Researchers in the field of popular music; Postgraduate students.
Timetable: December 2023 - December 2026
Team: Paula Guerra (Researcher responsible at FLUP - International Expert Researcher)
