Blending cultural history, musical theory, and archival research, this work will definitely change the interpretation of the musical heritage of women's convents in colonial Mexico.
Cesar D. Favila is Assistant Professor of Musicology at UCLA. His work focuses on Mexican music, ranging from colonial New Spain to the contemporary Chicano experience, and often residing at the intersections of music, religion, gender, and race. Favila's work has been funded by numerous grants and fellowships, including support from the American Council of Learned Societies, the American Philosophical Society, and the Fulbright Program, among
others.
