The Latin American and Caribbean Music Section is a forum for individuals interested in the areas of Latin America, the circum-Caribbean, the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, and with immigrant communities in various parts of the world. Established in 2007, LACSEM is open to all SEM members and seeks to foster a dialogue not only with colleagues with other members but also with those colleagues currently residing outside of North America.
LACSEM Group Page
Chair
Marysol Quevedo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Musicology
Frost School of Music
University of Miami
Frost North Studio Wing
5499 San Amaro Dr
Coral Gables, FL 33146
Email: m.quevedo2@miami.edu
Incoming Chair
Jacqueline Avila
Associate Professor
University of Tennessee
117 Natalie L. Haslam Music Center
1741 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37996-4040
Email: javila1@utk.edu
Outgoing Chair
Juan Eduardo Wolf, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology
Coordinator, UO World Music Series
School of Music and Dance
University of Oregon
126 Frohnmayer Music Building
Eugene, OR 97403
Phone: 541-346-2852
Email: ewolf2@uoregon@edu
Website Administrator
Jessica Hajek
Email: jessica.hajek@uc.edu
Facebook Page Administrator
Hannah Burgé Luviano
Email: luvianohannah@gmail.com
LACSEM-Sponsored Panel Coordinator
Hannah Balcomb
Email: hbalc001@ucr.edu
Section Prize Committee
Eduardo Herrera, chair, Erin Bauer, Andres Amado, Luis Achondo
Section Prize
The LACSEM Student Paper Prize (Latin American and Caribbean Music Section)
LACSEM Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/groups/259457804112962/
To be added to the LACSEM Facebook group, please search for the group’s Facebook name—LACSEM (Latin American and Caribbean Society for Ethnomusicology)—and request to be added as a member.
Mission
The Latin American and Caribbean Music Section has the following objectives:
1. to discuss issues related to the study of popular, traditional and art musics in the region;
2. to coordinate paper sessions, conferences, concerts and other special projects;
3. to strengthen professional ties between scholars, performers and professional organizations dedicated to Latin America and the Caribbean musics;
4. to bring together students, junior and senior scholars conducting research within this field;
5. to ensure a continuing presence for Latin American and Caribbean musicology in the Society for Ethnomusicology.
LACSEM Listserv
To be included on the listserv, go the LACSEM’s Google Groups Page and submit the form to be added to the group, found here. If you encounter issues with the listserv, contact our listserv coordinator, Sean Bellaviti (sean.bellaviti@ryerson.ca).