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«Como nací pat’e perro»

Violeta Parra irrequieta, ibrida, moderna

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Abstract

The article deals with the multifaceted Chilean artist Violeta Parra (1917-1967), whose life and works are an example of a restless, nomadic and unconventional character. It traces her existential and aesthetic nomadism at the levels of biography and of artistic practice as well as in performance, which synthesizes the former aspects. It also focuses on the hybrid and cross-border nature of her artistic practice, assuming that her ability to escape from cultural, ethnic and social divisions – by stretching and reinventing categories like ‘authentic’ and ‘traditional’ – makes Parra’s legacy extremely relevant and appealing to the new generations.


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Submitted: July 24, 2018 | Accepted: Sept. 3, 2018 | Published Nov. 6, 2018 | Language: it

Keywords Violeta Parra • Chilean folk and popular music • Chilean literature • Musical performance • Hybrid identity

Copyright © 2018 Stefano Gavagnin. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-238-3/005


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