Acúmulos e vazios da pesquisa sobre o rock argentino

Abstract

Based on a comprehensive study developed in research centers and Argentine libraries, a panorama about the criticai response regarding the Argentine rock in the academic circles has been traced in severa! different fields ofknowledge. The results show that the criticism has generated a "developing tradition" about the movement mainly in the Social and Communication Sciences and it has presented the following predominant traits: approaching rock essentially as a determinant of severa! kinds of"social identities", periodization in the genre following the political regimes and sole consideration ofthe theme and content ofthe lyrics. We have tried to demonstrate that these traits contribute to a delimitation of rock as an exclusive phenomenon of the mass media, which relegates its aesthetic function and its relationship with other artistic series to secondary importance.