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Afrobits: An Interactive Installation of African Music and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Pereda, J, Murrieta-Flores, P, Radburn, N, South, L and Monaghan, C Afrobits: An Interactive Installation of African Music and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. In: Proceedings of EVA London 2020 . (Electronic Visualisation and the Arts, 07 July 2020 - 09 July 2020 delayed 16-18th November 2020, London, UK). (Accepted)

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Abstract

This paper introduces Afrobits, an interactive installation about African music and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Its main aim is to bring to light invisible stories hidden behind geographic epistemologies. The installation highlights the contribution that African cultures had on the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the world, such as popular music. Although it covers diverse countries, we focused on the Americas, placing emphasis on Latin-America as the biopolitical space that enabled the integration of native cultures with African peoples. As this project involved web scientists, graphic designers, historians, digital humanists and artists, we also discuss the benefits of interdisciplinary research; contributions from University researchers for the development of storytelling projects for the Cultural Heritage sector; and the implementation of complex technologies and research methods.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects: M Music and Books on Music > M Music
N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general
Divisions: Art & Design
Publisher: EVA
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Date Deposited: 29 Apr 2020 11:08
Last Modified: 14 Apr 2022 16:07
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/12669
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