Julia Elena Fortún
| Julia Elena Fortún Melgarejo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 October 1929[1] Sucre, Bolivia |
| Residence | La Paz, Bolivia |
| Nationality | Bolivian |
| Fields | History, Anthropology, Ethnology, Ethnomusicology. |
| Institutions | Instituto Boliviano de Cultura (IBC) |
| Alma mater | Universidad Central de Madrid |
| Known for | Her investigation about the origins of the Diablada and anthropological studies in Tiwanaku. |
| Notable awards | Premio Nacional de Cultura (1989), Premio al Pensamiento y la Cultura "Antonio José de Sucre" (2007) |
Julia Elena Fortún Melgarejo, was born in the city of Sucre, Bolivia but lived in La Paz since her youth. She's a historian, anthropologist and enthomusicologist, pioneer in this last field in her country.[2]
She obtained an anthropology degree in Buenos Aires, Argentina and her doctorate in history in the Universidad Central de Madrid in Spain. Back in Bolivia, Fortún studied music in the Academia Eduardo Berdecio and subsequently in the Conservatorio Nacional de Música in the city of La Paz.[3]
Work
Among the books written by Julia Elena Fortún can be mentioned:
- Música indígena de Bolivia (1947)
- Nuestra música folklórica (1948)
- Manual para la recolección de material folklórico (1957)
- La danza de los diablos (1960)
- La mujer aymara (1964)
References
- ↑ "Julia Elena Fortún cumplió 80 años con cuecas y bailecitos". La Razón (in Spanish). 18 October 2009.
- ↑ "Premio Sucre distingue a la etnóloga Julia Elena Fortún". La Razón (in Spanish). 10 May 2007.
- ↑
- "Los múltiples rostros del quehacer investigativo". La Razón (in Spanish). July 22, 2009.
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