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ABOUT
Julia Banzi (Ph.D.) is an ethnomusicologist especially interested in constructing historical ethnographies—that is seeking ways in understanding how the long past influences and shapes present musical changes.
The two main geographic areas she explores are North Africa and Spain. Her special interest is the melding of varied cultures and religions converging in Al-Andalus (711-1492). In Morocco, her focus is on women’s Andalusian ensembles. In Spain, she focuses on the flamenco guitar tradition and the processes of when, why, and how performance traditions become obsolete.
Co-artistic director of the international Al-Andalus Ensemble (www.Andalus.com), composer and one of a very few female flamenco guitarists worldwide, her work reflects her over twenty years of living, studying and performing in North Africa and Spain. Julia is a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar with a Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara who teaches at Reed College and Lewis & Clark College. She is passionate about her work and honored and excited to share her experiences with you!
Discipline
Anthropology
Sub Areas
13th-18th Centuries
Andalusi Studies
Colonialism
Ethnomusicology
Gender/Women's Studies
Maghreb Studies
Pop Culture
Geographic Areas of Interest
Algeria
Arab States
Europe
Mediterranean Countries
Morocco
Spain
Specialties
Women's Oral Traditions From Northern Morocco
Identity Formation In Women Northern Morocco
Moroccan Women Musicians
Languages
Spanish (native)
French (intermediate)
Moroccan (advanced)
Arabic (intermediate)
Ladino (fluent)
Education
PhD
| 2007
| Ethnomusicology
| University of California, Santa Barbara
MA
| 2002
| College of Arts & Sciences
| University of California, Santa Barbara
BA
| 1998
| College of Arts & Sciences
| Lewis & Clark College
Abstracts
Andalusian Women's Orchestras: Seven Centuries of Silence
