May 4 Draft Questions

1) In the biography of Martha Gonzalez, she talks about how her thesis "focuses on the community of musician in East Los Angeles who use their music as a social justice tool" (Gonzalez, 2020). What do you think Gonzalez means by this community and what role does it play in personal and professional life?

2) Maya Jupiter is a musician that is also actively involved in social activism. What do you think inspired the composition of the song, Entre Mujeres: Chocolate, by Maya Jupiter?

3) In the video, Communities Stories: Seattle Fandango Project (SFP), Martha Gonzalez says "in this case, there are no performers. There are only participants in the making of music" (Gonzalez, 1:11). How do you think this idea ties in with the "community-based connections" Gonzalez discusses in her biography?

4) In Sounding Out Tarima Temporalities: Decolonial Feminista Dance Disruption, Iris Viveros Avendaños mentions "I often think of bailadoras as Nepantleras: boundary crossers, thresholders who initiate others in rites of passage, activistas..." (Avendaños, 2017). What do you think Avendaños is referring to in this statement and does it extend beyond music?