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Marco Roque de Freitas
Marco Roque de Freitas completed his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology in May 2019 under the programme Doctor Europaeus. He is currently a visiting assistant professor and junior researcher at NOVA FCSH (New University of Lisbon). His academic work focuses on nation-building and nationalism in postcolonial Africa; expressive behaviour, gender and sexuality; popular music and the study of music industries; digital humanities and research infrastructures; and the history of ethnomusicology. He has published two books, including A Construção Sonora de Moçambique (1974–1994) (Kulungwana, 2020; Sistema Solar, 2023). His current research project, ‘Battle of frequencies’, explores the place of music, radio broadcasting and political propaganda during the liberation war in Mozambique (1964–74).
Contact: Instituto de Etnomusicologia: Centro de Estudos em Música e Dança, Av. de Berna, 26 C, Lisbon 1069-061, Portugal.