José Joel Lara González D. and Master in Anthropology from the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social (CIESAS); ethnohistorian from the Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia (ENAH). His research interests are ethnohistory and ethnicity processes, semiotic anthropology, body languages, ritual processes in ethnic groups, particularly in the Huasteca. Scriptwriter and director of Etnofonías: agua y ritualidad entre nahuas de la Huasteca and among his publications stand out the phonograms 76, 72 and 60 of the Fonoteca del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) on the documentation of musical and dance knowledge in the Huasteca. She is currently developing a postdoctoral research project at the ENAH on dreams as epistemological and ontological systems in the Huasteca.

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Ethnophonies: Mexico's Biocultural Heritage

  • José Joel Lara González

Ethnophonies depend on the human group that produces, listens to and reproduces them; therefore, they are not only constituent in the processes of ethnicity, but, since they involve culture, nature, memory and emotions, they should also be considered as a fundamental part of the biocultural heritage of peoples; a considerable number of cultural traditions are based on them. This article reflects on the relevance of the theoretical and practical use of the concept of ethnophonies for the study of diverse sonorities.