Service-Learning in the recognition and revalorization of women as informants in the music of oral tradition through the revitalization of the repertoires

Abstract

In the field of Intangible Musical Heritage, women contributions have been underestimated. Culture is one of the key areas to raise gender awareness. In the framework of the Service-Learning initiative at University of Salamanca, we present a teaching innovation project aimed to raised students social conscience and gender awareness, and to revitalize the memory of elderly women and enhance the value of their experiences in the field of musical heritage, while promoting their positive self-perception.