“This is an example not only for their Qom race but for all the youth of Formosa”. Cultural heritage and indigenous music in Formosa’s controversial politics

We analyze recent cultural policy in the province of Formosa, Argentina, regarding indigenous intangible cultural heritage, particularly the music of the Toba or Qom. Our hypothesis is that the provincial government has strategically instrumentalized these cultural policies in order to create the im...

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Autores principales: Citro, Silvia, Agüero, Soledad Torres
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Publicado: Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA 2012
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spelling I28-R145-345_oai2025-11-17 Citro, Silvia Agüero, Soledad Torres 2012-12-30 We analyze recent cultural policy in the province of Formosa, Argentina, regarding indigenous intangible cultural heritage, particularly the music of the Toba or Qom. Our hypothesis is that the provincial government has strategically instrumentalized these cultural policies in order to create the image of an administration that ideologically endorses global discourses imposed on democracies (such as “multiculturalism” and “the safeguarding of cultural heritage”). At the same time this legitimizes a provincial imaginary of “being Formoseño” that identifies itself as “multicultural” but on the other hand invisibilizes contemporary indigenous people, masking conflicts and inequalities. Analizamos las políticas culturales emprendidas recientemente en la provincia de Formosa, Argentina, respecto del patrimonio cultural inmaterial indígena y, en especial, de la música de los tobas o qom. Nuestra hipótesis es que el gobierno provincial ha tendido a instrumentalizar estratégicamente estas políticas culturales, para crear la imagen de una administración que ideológicamente adhiere a los discursos globalizados impuestos a las democracias (como el “multiculturalismo” y la “salvaguardia del patrimonio cultural”), y a su vez, para legitimar un imaginario provincial sobre el “ser formoseño” que, si bien se reconoce “pluricultural”, invisibiliza a los indígenas contemporáneos, enmascarando conflictos y desigualdades. Analisamos as políticas culturais empreendidas recentemente na província de Formosa, Argentina, no que diz respeito ao patrimônio cultural imaterial indígena e especialmente a música dos índios tobas ou qom. A nossa hipótese é a de que o governo provincial tem-se inclinado a instrumentalizar estrategicamente estas políticas culturais para, de um lado, criar a imagem de uma administração que ideologicamente aderiria aos mandados globalizados que se impõem às  políticas democráticas (como o “multiculturalismo”, e a “salvaguarda do patrimônio cultural”) e, do outro, para legitimar um imaginário provincial sobre o ser formosenho que, ainda se reconhecendo “pluricultural”, invisibiliza aos indígenas contemporâneos, mascarando conflitos e desigualdades. application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/345 10.34096/runa.v33i2.345 spa Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/345/322 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol. 33 No. 2 (2012); 157-174 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol. 33 Núm. 2 (2012); 157-174 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; v. 33 n. 2 (2012); 157-174 1851-9628 0325-1217 Cultural Policies Intangible Cultural Heritage Formosa Indigenous Music Toba Políticas Culturais Patrimônio cultural imaterial Formosa Música indígena Toba “This is an example not only for their Qom race but for all the youth of Formosa”. Cultural heritage and indigenous music in Formosa’s controversial politics "Es un ejemplo no solamente para los de su raza qom sino para toda la juventud formoseña". El patrimonio cultural inmaterial y la música indígena en la controvertida política formoseña “É um exemplo, não somente para os da sua raça qom, mas para toda a mocidade de Formosa”. O patrimônio cultural e a música indígena na controversa política da província de Formosa info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículos evaluados por pares https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=runa&d=345_oai
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topic Cultural Policies
Intangible Cultural Heritage
Formosa
Indigenous Music
Toba
Políticas Culturais
Patrimônio cultural imaterial
Formosa
Música indígena
Toba
spellingShingle Cultural Policies
Intangible Cultural Heritage
Formosa
Indigenous Music
Toba
Políticas Culturais
Patrimônio cultural imaterial
Formosa
Música indígena
Toba
Citro, Silvia
Agüero, Soledad Torres
“This is an example not only for their Qom race but for all the youth of Formosa”. Cultural heritage and indigenous music in Formosa’s controversial politics
topic_facet Cultural Policies
Intangible Cultural Heritage
Formosa
Indigenous Music
Toba
Políticas Culturais
Patrimônio cultural imaterial
Formosa
Música indígena
Toba
description We analyze recent cultural policy in the province of Formosa, Argentina, regarding indigenous intangible cultural heritage, particularly the music of the Toba or Qom. Our hypothesis is that the provincial government has strategically instrumentalized these cultural policies in order to create the image of an administration that ideologically endorses global discourses imposed on democracies (such as “multiculturalism” and “the safeguarding of cultural heritage”). At the same time this legitimizes a provincial imaginary of “being Formoseño” that identifies itself as “multicultural” but on the other hand invisibilizes contemporary indigenous people, masking conflicts and inequalities.
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title “This is an example not only for their Qom race but for all the youth of Formosa”. Cultural heritage and indigenous music in Formosa’s controversial politics
title_short “This is an example not only for their Qom race but for all the youth of Formosa”. Cultural heritage and indigenous music in Formosa’s controversial politics
title_full “This is an example not only for their Qom race but for all the youth of Formosa”. Cultural heritage and indigenous music in Formosa’s controversial politics
title_fullStr “This is an example not only for their Qom race but for all the youth of Formosa”. Cultural heritage and indigenous music in Formosa’s controversial politics
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