The Symbolic Representation of the Captive Woman in the 19th Century: A Critical Reading and Its Relevance in the Construction of Argentine Identity
Authorship
M.A.B.
Master's Degree in Cultural Services (4th Ed.)
M.A.B.
Master's Degree in Cultural Services (4th Ed.)
Defense date
07.09.2025 15:45
07.09.2025 15:45
Summary
Since the nineteenth century, the figure of the captive woman has held a central place in the Argentine cultural imaginary, serving as a symbol of the foundational conflicts between civilization and barbarism and as a point of tension in discourses on nation, gender, and identity. Her representation, both in literature and the visual arts, has oscillated between victimization, romantic idealization, and political instrumentalization, configuring her as a liminal, eroticized, and silenced body, shaped by the patriarchal, white, and literate narrative. This work arises from the motivation to critically revisit these hegemonic narratives, which still resonate in the construction of history today. From this concern, the main objective of the research is to analyze how the figure of the captive woman has been represented in nineteenth-century Argentine literature and painting, and how these representations have contributed to legitimizing projects of cultural, territorial, and gender domination. Furthermore, it proposes to rewrite this figure from a feminist and decolonial perspective, recovering silenced voices and imagining new ways of narrating her experience. The methodology combines a critical-discursive approach with iconographic and literary analysis, integrating tools from gender studies, postcolonial theory, and visual studies. Texts by Echeverría, Hernández, and Mansilla are analyzed, as well as works by Blanes, Della Valle, Rugendas, Monvoisin, and other artists of the period. Theoretical support is drawn from authors such as Segato, Rotker, Iglesia, among others. The research culminates in an exhibition proposal that, through installations, projections, and other participatory devices, seeks to offer a critical rereading of the myth of the captive woman, articulating elements of contemporary art with historical archives and restitutive fictions. The exhibition aims to make visible the tensions between representation and power, giving space to voices excluded from the official narrative. The work is structured in two parts. The first develops the theoretical and historical framework of the topic, addressing the treatment of the captive woman in nineteenth-century art and literature. The second part describes the curatorial design of the exhibition project, detailing its aesthetic, political, and symbolic foundations. In this way, research and artistic practice are brought together, proposing a critical intervention on cultural memory at the intersection of art, history, and gender.
Since the nineteenth century, the figure of the captive woman has held a central place in the Argentine cultural imaginary, serving as a symbol of the foundational conflicts between civilization and barbarism and as a point of tension in discourses on nation, gender, and identity. Her representation, both in literature and the visual arts, has oscillated between victimization, romantic idealization, and political instrumentalization, configuring her as a liminal, eroticized, and silenced body, shaped by the patriarchal, white, and literate narrative. This work arises from the motivation to critically revisit these hegemonic narratives, which still resonate in the construction of history today. From this concern, the main objective of the research is to analyze how the figure of the captive woman has been represented in nineteenth-century Argentine literature and painting, and how these representations have contributed to legitimizing projects of cultural, territorial, and gender domination. Furthermore, it proposes to rewrite this figure from a feminist and decolonial perspective, recovering silenced voices and imagining new ways of narrating her experience. The methodology combines a critical-discursive approach with iconographic and literary analysis, integrating tools from gender studies, postcolonial theory, and visual studies. Texts by Echeverría, Hernández, and Mansilla are analyzed, as well as works by Blanes, Della Valle, Rugendas, Monvoisin, and other artists of the period. Theoretical support is drawn from authors such as Segato, Rotker, Iglesia, among others. The research culminates in an exhibition proposal that, through installations, projections, and other participatory devices, seeks to offer a critical rereading of the myth of the captive woman, articulating elements of contemporary art with historical archives and restitutive fictions. The exhibition aims to make visible the tensions between representation and power, giving space to voices excluded from the official narrative. The work is structured in two parts. The first develops the theoretical and historical framework of the topic, addressing the treatment of the captive woman in nineteenth-century art and literature. The second part describes the curatorial design of the exhibition project, detailing its aesthetic, political, and symbolic foundations. In this way, research and artistic practice are brought together, proposing a critical intervention on cultural memory at the intersection of art, history, and gender.
Direction
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Tutorships)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Tutorships)
Court
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
CABANA IGLESIA, ANA (Chairman)
ROCHA ALVAREZ, DELMIRO (Secretary)
FERNANDEZ SUAREZ, GONZALO FRANCISCO (Member)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
CABANA IGLESIA, ANA (Chairman)
ROCHA ALVAREZ, DELMIRO (Secretary)
FERNANDEZ SUAREZ, GONZALO FRANCISCO (Member)
The obligation of success: challenges of narrating neoliberal Argentina
Authorship
M.Z.D.P.
Master's Degree in Cultural Services (4th Ed.)
M.Z.D.P.
Master's Degree in Cultural Services (4th Ed.)
Defense date
07.08.2025 17:15
07.08.2025 17:15
Summary
Since December 2023, Argentina has been governed by the far-right coalition La Libertad Avanza, whose economic program focuses on reducing public spending and restructuring the state's administration. Ideologically, it seeks to dominate the cultural dimension of society through the so-called 'cultural battle'. While this context affects the Argentine cultural field as a whole, this work focuses on the situation of theater in the City of Buenos Aires. It also provides a theoretical definition of theater, establishes historical antecedents of Buenos Aires theater, and seeks to broaden thinking regarding the potential for its political resistance.
Since December 2023, Argentina has been governed by the far-right coalition La Libertad Avanza, whose economic program focuses on reducing public spending and restructuring the state's administration. Ideologically, it seeks to dominate the cultural dimension of society through the so-called 'cultural battle'. While this context affects the Argentine cultural field as a whole, this work focuses on the situation of theater in the City of Buenos Aires. It also provides a theoretical definition of theater, establishes historical antecedents of Buenos Aires theater, and seeks to broaden thinking regarding the potential for its political resistance.
Direction
ROCHA ALVAREZ, DELMIRO (Tutorships)
ROCHA ALVAREZ, DELMIRO (Tutorships)
Court
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
GONZALEZ REY, MARIA ISABEL (Chairman)
RODRIGUEZ FERNANDEZ, CLAUDIO (Secretary)
VARELA ZAPATA, JESUS (Member)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
GONZALEZ REY, MARIA ISABEL (Chairman)
RODRIGUEZ FERNANDEZ, CLAUDIO (Secretary)
VARELA ZAPATA, JESUS (Member)
Music's social transformation and cohesion. Music Band-School project
Authorship
X.F.A.
Master in Cultural Services (3ªed)
X.F.A.
Master in Cultural Services (3ªed)
Defense date
07.08.2025 11:15
07.08.2025 11:15
Summary
This master's thesis analyzes the transformative and cohesive role of music in the Galician sociocultural context through the development of a project for the formation of a Band-Music School. The research focuses on the capacity of music, specifically of bands and music schools, to foster civic participation, strengthen local identity, and promote intergenerational, social, and educational integration dynamics for youth. The first part of the project provides a historical contextualization of the band as a group and of musical education. The specific case of the municipality of Palas de Rei (Lugo) is then analyzed, taking its musical tradition and associative network as examples. Finally, an organizational, pedagogical, and social proposal is presented that integrates the music school, the band and the village, understanding it as an educational and community project committed to generational continuity, collaborative learning, and sustainable cultural development.
This master's thesis analyzes the transformative and cohesive role of music in the Galician sociocultural context through the development of a project for the formation of a Band-Music School. The research focuses on the capacity of music, specifically of bands and music schools, to foster civic participation, strengthen local identity, and promote intergenerational, social, and educational integration dynamics for youth. The first part of the project provides a historical contextualization of the band as a group and of musical education. The specific case of the municipality of Palas de Rei (Lugo) is then analyzed, taking its musical tradition and associative network as examples. Finally, an organizational, pedagogical, and social proposal is presented that integrates the music school, the band and the village, understanding it as an educational and community project committed to generational continuity, collaborative learning, and sustainable cultural development.
Direction
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Tutorships)
ALONSO PEREZ, SILVIA (Co-tutorships)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Tutorships)
ALONSO PEREZ, SILVIA (Co-tutorships)
Court
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
GONZALEZ REY, MARIA ISABEL (Chairman)
RODRIGUEZ FERNANDEZ, CLAUDIO (Secretary)
VARELA ZAPATA, JESUS (Member)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
GONZALEZ REY, MARIA ISABEL (Chairman)
RODRIGUEZ FERNANDEZ, CLAUDIO (Secretary)
VARELA ZAPATA, JESUS (Member)
Female knowledges: an ethnographic approach to the colonization in Castro de Rei (Lugo)
Authorship
M.G.G.
Master's Degree in Cultural Services (4th Ed.)
M.G.G.
Master's Degree in Cultural Services (4th Ed.)
Defense date
07.09.2025 17:15
07.09.2025 17:15
Summary
This paper proposes an ethnographic approach to the practices and knowledge of the women of Veiga do Pumar, a Francoist colonization village in the municipality of Castro de Rei that, from 1968, was responsible for hosting the families of Negueira de Muñiz affected by the construction of the Salime reservoir. Following Henri Lefebvre's premise of space as a support and as a product of social relations, the study addresses the ways in which, in the context of that resettlement, the landscape affected the practices of the settlers and how, through an exercise of appropriation of space, their practices also affected the landscape. The fieldwork consisted of participating in monthly meetings organized by the women of the village, conducting interviews and collecting photographs. The research reflects on the forms of female agency during the Franco regime and, at the same time, questions the future of rural villages in a context of climate change and lack of generational replacement.
This paper proposes an ethnographic approach to the practices and knowledge of the women of Veiga do Pumar, a Francoist colonization village in the municipality of Castro de Rei that, from 1968, was responsible for hosting the families of Negueira de Muñiz affected by the construction of the Salime reservoir. Following Henri Lefebvre's premise of space as a support and as a product of social relations, the study addresses the ways in which, in the context of that resettlement, the landscape affected the practices of the settlers and how, through an exercise of appropriation of space, their practices also affected the landscape. The fieldwork consisted of participating in monthly meetings organized by the women of the village, conducting interviews and collecting photographs. The research reflects on the forms of female agency during the Franco regime and, at the same time, questions the future of rural villages in a context of climate change and lack of generational replacement.
Direction
FREIRE PAZ, ELENA (Tutorships)
CABANA IGLESIA, ANA (Co-tutorships)
FREIRE PAZ, ELENA (Tutorships)
CABANA IGLESIA, ANA (Co-tutorships)
Court
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ, MARIA PILAR (Chairman)
ROCHA ALVAREZ, DELMIRO (Secretary)
FERNANDEZ SUAREZ, GONZALO FRANCISCO (Member)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ, MARIA PILAR (Chairman)
ROCHA ALVAREZ, DELMIRO (Secretary)
FERNANDEZ SUAREZ, GONZALO FRANCISCO (Member)
The Beasts: Design and Development of an Exhibition Project on the Bestiary and its Validity in Contemporary Culture.
Authorship
A.G.R.
Master's Degree in Cultural Services (4th Ed.)
A.G.R.
Master's Degree in Cultural Services (4th Ed.)
Defense date
07.10.2025 16:00
07.10.2025 16:00
Summary
This dissertation develops the theoretical bases and a proposal for a cultural service based on a critical review of the bestiary as a symbolic and visual system, with special attention to its reception and adaptation in the Galician context. The research is structured around five thematic axes that explore the multiple functions attributed to the animal figure in the Christian imaginary, from its moralising and didactic character to its dimension as a representation of otherness. Material manifestations of Galician heritage are analysed, such as Romanic sculpture and illuminated manuscripts, in which the animal operates as a mediating figure between the divine, the earthly and the monstrous. The last section is devoted to contemporary rereadings of the bestiary, highlighting the relevance of the animal symbol in current artistic practices. The project proposes an interdisciplinary dialogue between past and present, tradition and innovation, aimed at re- signifying the expressive and cultural potential of the bestiary imaginary.
This dissertation develops the theoretical bases and a proposal for a cultural service based on a critical review of the bestiary as a symbolic and visual system, with special attention to its reception and adaptation in the Galician context. The research is structured around five thematic axes that explore the multiple functions attributed to the animal figure in the Christian imaginary, from its moralising and didactic character to its dimension as a representation of otherness. Material manifestations of Galician heritage are analysed, such as Romanic sculpture and illuminated manuscripts, in which the animal operates as a mediating figure between the divine, the earthly and the monstrous. The last section is devoted to contemporary rereadings of the bestiary, highlighting the relevance of the animal symbol in current artistic practices. The project proposes an interdisciplinary dialogue between past and present, tradition and innovation, aimed at re- signifying the expressive and cultural potential of the bestiary imaginary.
Direction
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Tutorships)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Tutorships)
Court
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
BALIÑAS PEREZ, JOSE CARLOS (Chairman)
Gusman Correia de Araújo Barbosa, Maria Inês (Secretary)
CASTRO REDONDO, RUBEN (Member)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
BALIÑAS PEREZ, JOSE CARLOS (Chairman)
Gusman Correia de Araújo Barbosa, Maria Inês (Secretary)
CASTRO REDONDO, RUBEN (Member)
The stylization of traditional dance as a reflection of cultural identity: Rey de Viana Galician Ballet
Authorship
M.G.M.
Master in Cultural Services (3ªed)
M.G.M.
Master in Cultural Services (3ªed)
Defense date
07.08.2025 10:00
07.08.2025 10:00
Summary
The Rey de Viana Galician Ballet has been a unique example of the stylization and dignification of traditional Galician dance and a showcase of the expression and universalization of cultural identity through choreographic language. This work analyzes its distinctive style, which integrates elements of folklore and academic dance, its evolution over more than fifty years, its meticulous staging, and its impact on the current dance scene in Galicia. This analysis is the base of the exhibition proposal that holds the theme of this Master's Thesis. It includes, organized by theme, images, fragments of choreographic pieces, costumes, props, and repertoire representation. In this way it is made clear its aesthetic value based on the reinterpretation of traditional dance and its role as a transmitter of intangible cultural heritage.
The Rey de Viana Galician Ballet has been a unique example of the stylization and dignification of traditional Galician dance and a showcase of the expression and universalization of cultural identity through choreographic language. This work analyzes its distinctive style, which integrates elements of folklore and academic dance, its evolution over more than fifty years, its meticulous staging, and its impact on the current dance scene in Galicia. This analysis is the base of the exhibition proposal that holds the theme of this Master's Thesis. It includes, organized by theme, images, fragments of choreographic pieces, costumes, props, and repertoire representation. In this way it is made clear its aesthetic value based on the reinterpretation of traditional dance and its role as a transmitter of intangible cultural heritage.
Direction
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Tutorships)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Tutorships)
Court
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
GONZALEZ REY, MARIA ISABEL (Chairman)
RODRIGUEZ FERNANDEZ, CLAUDIO (Secretary)
VARELA ZAPATA, JESUS (Member)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
GONZALEZ REY, MARIA ISABEL (Chairman)
RODRIGUEZ FERNANDEZ, CLAUDIO (Secretary)
VARELA ZAPATA, JESUS (Member)
The stylization of traditional dance as a reflection of cultural identity: Rey de Viana Galician Ballet
Authorship
M.G.M.
Master in Cultural Services (3ªed)
M.G.M.
Master in Cultural Services (3ªed)
Defense date
07.08.2025 10:00
07.08.2025 10:00
Summary
The Rey de Viana Galician Ballet has been a unique example of the stylization and dignification of traditional Galician dance and a showcase of the expression and universalization of cultural identity through choreographic language. This work analyzes its distinctive style, which integrates elements of folklore and academic dance, its evolution over more than fifty years, its meticulous staging, and its impact on the current dance scene in Galicia. This analysis is the base of the exhibition proposal that holds the theme of this Master's Thesis. It includes, organized by theme, images, fragments of choreographic pieces, costumes, props, and repertoire representation. In this way it is made clear its aesthetic value based on the reinterpretation of traditional dance and its role as a transmitter of intangible cultural heritage.
The Rey de Viana Galician Ballet has been a unique example of the stylization and dignification of traditional Galician dance and a showcase of the expression and universalization of cultural identity through choreographic language. This work analyzes its distinctive style, which integrates elements of folklore and academic dance, its evolution over more than fifty years, its meticulous staging, and its impact on the current dance scene in Galicia. This analysis is the base of the exhibition proposal that holds the theme of this Master's Thesis. It includes, organized by theme, images, fragments of choreographic pieces, costumes, props, and repertoire representation. In this way it is made clear its aesthetic value based on the reinterpretation of traditional dance and its role as a transmitter of intangible cultural heritage.
Direction
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Tutorships)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Tutorships)
Court
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
GONZALEZ REY, MARIA ISABEL (Chairman)
RODRIGUEZ FERNANDEZ, CLAUDIO (Secretary)
VARELA ZAPATA, JESUS (Member)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
GONZALEZ REY, MARIA ISABEL (Chairman)
RODRIGUEZ FERNANDEZ, CLAUDIO (Secretary)
VARELA ZAPATA, JESUS (Member)
Collective gathering and the construction of common-unity through popular artistic expressions in the Corregimiento of El Manzanillo (Colombia). A historical and anthropological perspective from the mid-20th century to the present.
Authorship
J.S.P.A.
Master's Degree in Cultural Services (4th Ed.)
J.S.P.A.
Master's Degree in Cultural Services (4th Ed.)
Defense date
07.10.2025 17:15
07.10.2025 17:15
Summary
This work offers a historical and anthropological perspective on popular artistic expressions as meeting points for community building and local development in the district of El Manzanillo, Itagüí, Colombia. The analysis focuses on artistic manifestations that have emerged in this territory from the mid-20th century to the present, recognizing the essential role of rural cultural and artistic practices in the creation of a sense of “common-unity.” Rather than conceptualizing specific artistic disciplines or delving into definitions of community, the core interest lies in understanding how popular artistic expressions foster community development and social cohesion within a culture. Two main artistic practices are at the heart of this inquiry: música parrandera and muralism. To this end, the research employs a historical-anthropological methodology that first examines rural culture, traditional gatherings, and collective actions, then focuses on música parrandera as an oral tradition legacy that becomes song in community encounters, thus contributing to cultural transmission. The study also provides a historical view of the political and communal role of women in the construction of social fabric, seeking to amplify their voices within the collective historical narrative. Finally, it analyzes the community-building processes emerging among new generations and the resignification of artistic expressions within the frameworks of popular education promoted by Fundación Cultural El Hormiguero, a youth organization born in the heart of this community.
This work offers a historical and anthropological perspective on popular artistic expressions as meeting points for community building and local development in the district of El Manzanillo, Itagüí, Colombia. The analysis focuses on artistic manifestations that have emerged in this territory from the mid-20th century to the present, recognizing the essential role of rural cultural and artistic practices in the creation of a sense of “common-unity.” Rather than conceptualizing specific artistic disciplines or delving into definitions of community, the core interest lies in understanding how popular artistic expressions foster community development and social cohesion within a culture. Two main artistic practices are at the heart of this inquiry: música parrandera and muralism. To this end, the research employs a historical-anthropological methodology that first examines rural culture, traditional gatherings, and collective actions, then focuses on música parrandera as an oral tradition legacy that becomes song in community encounters, thus contributing to cultural transmission. The study also provides a historical view of the political and communal role of women in the construction of social fabric, seeking to amplify their voices within the collective historical narrative. Finally, it analyzes the community-building processes emerging among new generations and the resignification of artistic expressions within the frameworks of popular education promoted by Fundación Cultural El Hormiguero, a youth organization born in the heart of this community.
Direction
DIAZ GEADA, ALBA (Tutorships)
DIAZ GEADA, ALBA (Tutorships)
Court
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
BALIÑAS PEREZ, JOSE CARLOS (Chairman)
Gusman Correia de Araújo Barbosa, Maria Inês (Secretary)
CASTRO REDONDO, RUBEN (Member)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
BALIÑAS PEREZ, JOSE CARLOS (Chairman)
Gusman Correia de Araújo Barbosa, Maria Inês (Secretary)
CASTRO REDONDO, RUBEN (Member)
Rótulos rotos: Exhibition proposal on the evolution of historical signage in Pontevedra
Authorship
C.R.A.
Master in Cultural Services (3ªed)
C.R.A.
Master in Cultural Services (3ªed)
Defense date
07.08.2025 16:00
07.08.2025 16:00
Summary
This project proposes the conceptualization and development of an exhibition about the historical signage of Pontevedra, highlighting its cultural and graphic significance as well as its evolution over time. The work emphasizes the role of these elements in the city's visual and cultural identity, underlining the need to rescue, preserve, and value them as part of the collective heritage. Through a literature review and the analysis of similar projects, topics such as historical commercial graphics, the patrimonialization of urban design, and its relationship with the local social and economic fabric are addressed. The project also includes the planning of a physical exhibition and a community-based sign recovery campaign, actively involving local people in the process. The proposal aims to raise awareness about the importance of this graphic heritage and lay the foundations for a broader preservation and enhancement initiative.
This project proposes the conceptualization and development of an exhibition about the historical signage of Pontevedra, highlighting its cultural and graphic significance as well as its evolution over time. The work emphasizes the role of these elements in the city's visual and cultural identity, underlining the need to rescue, preserve, and value them as part of the collective heritage. Through a literature review and the analysis of similar projects, topics such as historical commercial graphics, the patrimonialization of urban design, and its relationship with the local social and economic fabric are addressed. The project also includes the planning of a physical exhibition and a community-based sign recovery campaign, actively involving local people in the process. The proposal aims to raise awareness about the importance of this graphic heritage and lay the foundations for a broader preservation and enhancement initiative.
Direction
Silva Dominguez, M Carme (Tutorships)
Silva Dominguez, M Carme (Tutorships)
Court
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
GONZALEZ REY, MARIA ISABEL (Chairman)
RODRIGUEZ FERNANDEZ, CLAUDIO (Secretary)
VARELA ZAPATA, JESUS (Member)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
GONZALEZ REY, MARIA ISABEL (Chairman)
RODRIGUEZ FERNANDEZ, CLAUDIO (Secretary)
VARELA ZAPATA, JESUS (Member)
Sounds of the Heritage: A Study on the Spanish Professional Orchestras and Their Place in Current Culture
Authorship
D.R.C.
Master's Degree in Cultural Services (4th Ed.)
D.R.C.
Master's Degree in Cultural Services (4th Ed.)
Defense date
07.10.2025 11:15
07.10.2025 11:15
Summary
This TFM offers the first comparative analysis of the professional Spanish orchestras integrated into the AEOS. Drawing on institutional documents and official data, it examines governance, funding, programming, audiences and educational activities. The study confirms that most ensembles depend on public resources; that their repertoire remains dominated by the Classical-Romantic canon; and that initiatives to include contemporary works and highlight female composers are gaining ground. More than eighty percent of the orchestras run educational programmes, though with uneven levels of professionalisation. Key challenges include staff precariousness, audience renewal, digitalisation of offerings and diversification of income through sponsorship and social partnerships. The study concludes that the future sustainability of Spain’s orchestral system requires balancing patrimonial tradition, artistic innovation and civic engagement, thereby reinforcing its strategic role in the nation’s cultural cohesion.
This TFM offers the first comparative analysis of the professional Spanish orchestras integrated into the AEOS. Drawing on institutional documents and official data, it examines governance, funding, programming, audiences and educational activities. The study confirms that most ensembles depend on public resources; that their repertoire remains dominated by the Classical-Romantic canon; and that initiatives to include contemporary works and highlight female composers are gaining ground. More than eighty percent of the orchestras run educational programmes, though with uneven levels of professionalisation. Key challenges include staff precariousness, audience renewal, digitalisation of offerings and diversification of income through sponsorship and social partnerships. The study concludes that the future sustainability of Spain’s orchestral system requires balancing patrimonial tradition, artistic innovation and civic engagement, thereby reinforcing its strategic role in the nation’s cultural cohesion.
Direction
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Tutorships)
ALONSO PEREZ, SILVIA (Co-tutorships)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Tutorships)
ALONSO PEREZ, SILVIA (Co-tutorships)
Court
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
BALIÑAS PEREZ, JOSE CARLOS (Chairman)
Gusman Correia de Araújo Barbosa, Maria Inês (Secretary)
CASTRO REDONDO, RUBEN (Member)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
BALIÑAS PEREZ, JOSE CARLOS (Chairman)
Gusman Correia de Araújo Barbosa, Maria Inês (Secretary)
CASTRO REDONDO, RUBEN (Member)
Pandereteiras De Mens and the Agrupación Folklórica Aturuxo. An exhibition project
Authorship
C.R.S.
Master's Degree in Cultural Services (4th Ed.)
C.R.S.
Master's Degree in Cultural Services (4th Ed.)
Defense date
07.09.2025 11:15
07.09.2025 11:15
Summary
This Master's Thesis will deal with the subject of the Pandereteiras de Mens, one of the first folk ensembles to bring traditional tambourine music to the main stages, since the figure of the “pandeireteiras” (tambourine-player women) is being honoured on the Day of Galician Letters in 2025. This coincides with the 70th anniversary of the Agrupación Folklórica Aturuxo from La Coruña, as well as the opening of the dossier to declare traditional Galician music and dance as Intangible Heritage of Cultural Interest by the Xunta de Galicia. The project of an exhibition will also be proposed, which will deal both with the Pandereteiras de Mens themselves as well as their trajectory alongside the mentioned group from La Coruña, in order to highlight their importance in maintaining and promoting Galician culture.
This Master's Thesis will deal with the subject of the Pandereteiras de Mens, one of the first folk ensembles to bring traditional tambourine music to the main stages, since the figure of the “pandeireteiras” (tambourine-player women) is being honoured on the Day of Galician Letters in 2025. This coincides with the 70th anniversary of the Agrupación Folklórica Aturuxo from La Coruña, as well as the opening of the dossier to declare traditional Galician music and dance as Intangible Heritage of Cultural Interest by the Xunta de Galicia. The project of an exhibition will also be proposed, which will deal both with the Pandereteiras de Mens themselves as well as their trajectory alongside the mentioned group from La Coruña, in order to highlight their importance in maintaining and promoting Galician culture.
Direction
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Tutorships)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Tutorships)
Court
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
CABANA IGLESIA, ANA (Chairman)
ROCHA ALVAREZ, DELMIRO (Secretary)
FERNANDEZ SUAREZ, GONZALO FRANCISCO (Member)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
CABANA IGLESIA, ANA (Chairman)
ROCHA ALVAREZ, DELMIRO (Secretary)
FERNANDEZ SUAREZ, GONZALO FRANCISCO (Member)
Regina Silveira: Study of work and visual interactions in space
Authorship
J.J.R.R.
Master's Degree in Cultural Services (4th Ed.)
J.J.R.R.
Master's Degree in Cultural Services (4th Ed.)
Defense date
07.09.2025 10:00
07.09.2025 10:00
Summary
This study analyses the career of Regina Silveira and shows how her “expanded drawing” turns the line into a critical device capable of exposing power structures, from Southern-Cone dictatorships to the museum white cube. After positioning her within LatinAmerican conceptualism, institutional critique and performative feminism, it examines her reception in Spain through several key exhibitions) an essential record in the absence of a comprehensive monograph. The study culminates in a proposal for a First International Drawing Biennial in Santiago de Compostela, organised around six thematic strands and featuring a monographic gallery devoted to the artist, thereby asserting drawing as an autonomous, spatial and political language.
This study analyses the career of Regina Silveira and shows how her “expanded drawing” turns the line into a critical device capable of exposing power structures, from Southern-Cone dictatorships to the museum white cube. After positioning her within LatinAmerican conceptualism, institutional critique and performative feminism, it examines her reception in Spain through several key exhibitions) an essential record in the absence of a comprehensive monograph. The study culminates in a proposal for a First International Drawing Biennial in Santiago de Compostela, organised around six thematic strands and featuring a monographic gallery devoted to the artist, thereby asserting drawing as an autonomous, spatial and political language.
Direction
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Tutorships)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Tutorships)
Court
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
CABANA IGLESIA, ANA (Chairman)
ROCHA ALVAREZ, DELMIRO (Secretary)
FERNANDEZ SUAREZ, GONZALO FRANCISCO (Member)
CORTÉS LÓPEZ, MIRIAM ELENA (Coordinator)
CABANA IGLESIA, ANA (Chairman)
ROCHA ALVAREZ, DELMIRO (Secretary)
FERNANDEZ SUAREZ, GONZALO FRANCISCO (Member)