Type of Document	Thesis
Author	García, León
URN	etd-11062008-081638
Title	Music, Dance, and Kinship: Baile as Shared Substance Among Diasporic Mexicans in Quincy
Degree	Master of Music
Department	Music, College of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Dale A. Olsen Committee Chair Frank Gunderson Committee Member Joseph Hellweg Outside Committee Member
Keywords	Mexican Music TROPI-NORTEÑO Cumbia Social Drama
Date of Defense	2008-08-18
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract In this thesis I argue that a weekly baile (dance) in Quincy, Florida, constitutes a symbolic process of unification in the Mexican diaspora and that music functions as a symbol of shared substance in the creation of kinship. I examine the lives of some of the people who make up the Mexican diasporic community of Quincy and musical performance and social issues found in the community. I also discuss processes of reciprocity involved in the creation of musical symbolism, which creates a shared substance on which new kin relationships are established.
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