Between October 8 and 10, the Millennium Nucleus in Musical and Sound Cultures (CMUS) will hold its second International Seminar, “Music and Social Emergencies: Contemporary Transformations in Music and Society.” This event will bring together researchers and specialists from the Americas to explore the links between music and contemporary social emergencies, addressing three central themes: artificial intelligence and musical creation, urban governance, and new rights. The seminar seeks to position music as a prism for understanding current social changes, approaching them from the interdisciplinary perspective that characterizes CMUS. Priority is given to the critical analysis of contemporary tensions and disputes, illuminating the social environment through the lens of art and the social sciences.

Among the international guests are the Colombian musicologist Óscar Hernández, Master in Cultural Studies and Doctor in Social and Human Sciences as winner of the 2014 Casa de las Américas Musicology Award. He will also come Jess Reia, Associate Professor of Data Science and Co-Director of the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab at the University of Virginia, United States. Finally, the Argentine sociologist and anthropologist Pablo Semán who specializes in popular and mass cultures and religion. He is a researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (Conicet) and a professor at the Institute of Advanced Social Studies at the National University of San Martín (UNSAM).

Cada jornada, una nueva temática

Wednesday, October 8th, will be dedicated to “Music and Artificial Intelligence,” beginning at 10 a.m. with the lecture “Sound, Territory, and Commons in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” by Óscar Hernández. This will be followed by a panel discussion with local guests, moderated by Christian Spencer. These activities will take place at the Center for Research in Arts and Humanities (CIAH) at Universidad Mayor.

“Music and City Governance” is the central theme for Thursday, October 9th, starting with the lecture “Urban Music Governance: What Street Art Can Teach Us About Data, Policy, and Our Cities” by Jess Reia (University of Virginia), followed by a panel discussion with local guests. Moderation will be in charge of Eileen Karmy (Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso). A workshop for CMUS thesis students will be held that afternoon, with the participation of international guests, in the Bellarmino Room at Alberto Hurtado University.

The seminar will culminate on Friday, October 10th at the University of Los Lagos (República campus) with “Music and New Right-Wings” led by Pablo Semán (CONICET-UNSAM), who will give the lecture “100% White and Slum-Dweller. Rebel Conservatism, Free Market, and Right-Wings.” popular.” This will be followed by a panel discussion with local guests, moderated by Carla Pinochet (Universidad Alberto Hurtado).

Detailed program

October, Wednesday 8th – Music and Artificial Intelligence
Universidad Mayor (Manuel Montt Campus) / Universidad de Tarapacá (Quebec Campus)
● 10:00 AM – Lecture
“Sound, Territory, and Commons in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” by Óscar Hernández (Pensar Institute, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana).
● 12:00 PM – Panel Discussion
With local guests, moderated by Christian Spencer (Center for Research in Arts and Humanities-CIAH, Universidad Mayor).
● 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Internal discussion session and core evaluation (closed activity).

Thursday 9th – Music and City Governance
Universidad de Los Lagos (República) / Universidad Alberto Hurtado (Bellarmino Hall)
● 10:00 – Lecture
“Urban Music Governance: What Street Art Can Teach Us About Data, Policies, and Our Cities,” by Jess Reia (University of Virginia).
● 12:00 – Panel Discussion
With local guests, moderated by Eileen Karmy
(Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso).
● 3:00 PM – Workshop for CMUS thesis students with the participation of international guests

Friday, October 10th. Music and the New Right
Universidad de Los Lagos (República Campus)
● 10:00 – Lecture
“100% White and Slum-Dweller: Rebel Conservatism, Free Market, and Popular Right,” by Pablo Semán (CONICET-UNSAM).
● 12:00 – Panel Discussion
With local guests, moderated by Carla Pinochet
(Universidad Alberto Hurtado).
● 1:30 – 1:45 PM Closing remarks and closing of the seminar.