Using life histories with sound postcards to investigate a music programme for social reconstruction in Colombia

Bibliographic Data

ID8107110
AuthorsAndrea Rodríguez-Sánchez (0000-0002-1301-9099, corresponding author), Oscar Odena (0000-0001-6009-7842), Alberto Cabedo-Mas (0000-0002-3703-3848), Alberto Cabedo–Mas
Year2018
Volume35
Issue2
Pages177-190
Publication date2018-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Music Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0265-0517 • E-ISSN: 1469-2104
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0265051717000298
OpenAlexW2790435165
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited23

This article outlines the development of an appropriate research approach, including methods from diverse disciplines, for researching the Colombian state-funded social music programme Music for Reconciliation (Música para la Reconciliación) . After outlining the Colombian context and the literature, a pilot with ten participants is discussed. Findings show the contributions of sound postcards as part of life histories for capturing the experiences of displaced people in a country recovering from war. Their evocative capacity enriched the interviewees’ narrative, illustrating diverse sonorous landscapes throughout their lives that evidenced the changes generated by both the violence and programme participation. The conclusions offer suggestions for readers based in the arts, health, social sciences and beyond, interested in the uses of music and music education for other-than-musical purposes

Art · Context (archaeology · Literature · Music education · Musical · Narrative · Pedagogy · Sociology · Sound (geography · The arts · Visual arts · Diverse Musicological Studies · History

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