Music and tourism in Cusco, Peru: culture as a resource
| dc.contributor.advisor | Slawek, Stephen | en |
| dc.creator | LaBate, Elizabeth Ann | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-02-03T17:39:06Z | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-11T22:19:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-02-03T17:39:06Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2017-05-11T22:19:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-05 | en |
| dc.description | text | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This dissertation explores music in Cusco, Peru found in the festivals and other performance contexts related to tourism. The central thesis considers what happen when culture becomes a resource for socio-economic development. First the historical emergence of culture as a resource is examined through the discourse of international agencies, folklorists, and travelers. Next, various contexts of music and tourism in Cusco highlight specific examples of culture as a resource, such as Inti Raymi, other raymi festivals, the pilgrimage of Señor de Qoyllur rit’i, dinner show restaurants, and nightclubs. In each example, I discuss the history of the performance context, the musical repertoire, opportunities for musicians, and how local people keep the performance relevant to their lives. While critics have called cultural tourism a devil’s bargain and proponents have called it a panacea to under-development, I conclude that the real effects of culture as a resource in Cusco are more complex. I analyze the music in conjunction with social conditions of asymmetric power as the aestheticization of poverty. | en |
| dc.description.department | Music | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/6856 | en |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.rights | Copyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works. | en |
| dc.subject | Cusco, Peru | en |
| dc.subject | Music | en |
| dc.subject | Festivals | en |
| dc.subject | Tourism | en |
| dc.subject | Music and tourism | en |
| dc.subject | Socio-economic development | en |
| dc.subject | Cultural tourism | en |
| dc.title | Music and tourism in Cusco, Peru: culture as a resource | en |