Music and Society
EDITORIAL
When an Instrument Case Means ‘Don’t Shoot’: Symbolic Recognition in Medellín
Nathaly Ossa Alzate, strategic arts management and social impact consultant
In Nancy Fraser’s framework, social justice requires both redistribution (economic resources) and recognition (cultural and symbolic status). Symbolic recognition is the validation of one’s identity, dignity, and self-worth within a broader socio-cultural context. And in 1990s Medellín—our time—young people faced material deprivation and severe symbolic misrecognition, viewed solely through the lens of urban violence, stigma, and invisibility.
Erasmus+ Project Finds Funding
Sistema Europe reports that their Erasmus+ KA153 project “Music and Social Action in Europe: Practices in Exchange” has officially been approved.
Suggested Reading: Music Reshapes Young Lives in Africa
The Art of Positive Fatalism – Lessons from Kinshasa is a new book by Lukas Pairon, the founder of the international research organization SIMM (Social Impact of Making Music).
El XIII Foro Europeo de la Música celebra la diversidad musical
Se invita a los músicos y organizaciones musicales europeos a asistir al 13º Foro Europeo de la Música en Bruselas (11-12 de junio) bajo el lema "Celebrar la diversidad musical".
