ABSTRACT

Taking as its focal point the Mexican national elections of 2018, this article explores how music, often circulated in the form of online videos, has responded to low political trust in an emerging multiparty system. It explores home-made videos made to foment trust in the election’s eventual victor, and a project funded by the National Electoral Institute (INE) to use rap to facilitate informed participation in the elections. It engages with the literature on musical ‘authenticity’ to discuss what it explores as two forms of musical ‘authentication’: one personal, which authenticates or vouch for individual political leaders, and another systemic, looking to foment legitimacy by supporting voters’ ability to verify political claims. This article thus contributes to the understanding of political systems undergoing democratic transitions, arguing for attention to democratization as an affective, creative, and multiple process.

摘要

本文以 2018 年墨西哥全国大选为焦点，探讨了通常以在线视频形式传播的音乐如何应对新兴多党制中政治信任度低下的情况。它探讨了为增强对选举最终胜利者的信任而制作的自制视频，以及由国家选举机构 (INE) 资助的一个项目，该项目使用说唱促进知情参与选举。它结合有关音乐“真实性”的文献来讨论它所探索的两种形式的音乐“认证”：一种是个人的，它认证或担保个别政治领导人，另一种是系统的，希望通过支持选民的能力来激发合法性核实政治主张。因此，本文有助于理解经历民主转型的政治制度，