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Indigenous Musicians in Labor History Entanglements (Viceroyalty of Perú, 16th-18th centuries)

  • CGIS South, Room S216 1730 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA, 02138 United States (map)

Join for a research talk by Laura Fahrenkrog, Harvard-UAI Visiting Scholar and Associate Professor of History at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.

Labor history offers a powerful lens for understanding Indigenous musicians’ practices in early modern Latin America. By examining how their musical practices were entangled in a complex balance of labor and concessions, this presentation will discuss these individuals’ working dynamics in the Andes and Río de la Plata regions.