Perreando to New Lyrics: Integrating Feminist Reggaeton in Expressive Art Therapy a Literature Review | Perreando a Nueva Lírica: Una Revisión Literaria Sobre Integrar el Reggaetón Feminista a las Terapias con Artes Expresivas

Author

Marilina ArsuagaFollow

Date of Award

Spring 5-18-2024

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

MAE - Master of Arts in Expressive Therapies

Department

Expressive Therapies

Advisor

Dr. E Kellogg

Abstract

This paper presents how feminist reggaeton can be used as a creative tool for women's empowerment. The literature review explores the work that has been done with feminism in expressive arts therapies, defines what feminist reggaeton is, and presents different considerations to incorporate the musical genre into a therapeutic intervention. Among these considerations, there is the social stigma that is held about the musical genre and female gender; the community-based work; the importance of cultural identity centered on the Latinx, more specifically Puerto Rican; and recognition of the LGBTQ+ community in the creative spaces. To navigate these issues, the author uses a postfeminist paradigm and the incorporation of embodied arts-based autoethnographic research. This research is in preparation to put the acquired knowledge into practice in a community intervention in Puerto Rico.

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Recommended Citation

Arsuaga, Marilina, "Perreando to New Lyrics: Integrating Feminist Reggaeton in Expressive Art Therapy a Literature Review | Perreando a Nueva Lírica: Una Revisión Literaria Sobre Integrar el Reggaetón Feminista a las Terapias con Artes Expresivas" (2024). Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses. 794.
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_theses/794