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On musical patronage: popular music, oil capitalism, and state politics in Equatorial Guinea

Abstract:

This doctoral thesis examines the centrality of the state in the constitution of the popular music economy in Equatorial Guinea. It examines transformations and continuities in music production, circulation, and consumption as they have been shaped by the introduction of digital technologies and the Central African micro-state’s growing dependence on the export of fossil fuels. The spectacular oil boom of the last quarter century has consolidated the already-authoritarian rule of Teodoro O...

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Division:
HUMS
Department:
Music Faculty
Role:
Author

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Supervisor
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Supervisor
ORCID:
0000-0001-6928-8581
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Grant:
GAF1617_CB2_HUMS_1036377
Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford

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