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Daniel Castro Pantoja is an Assistant Professor of Musicology at Emory University, specializing in the intersection of music and politics in Latin America. His research examines how music shapes and is shaped by political processes, particularly in Colombia. He holds a PhD from UC Riverside (2018), an MM from the University of Akron (2013), and a BM from Loyola University New Orleans (2011).
His current book project, 'Music Intimacies and Partisan Culture during Colombia’s Populist Era', explores Colombia’s 20th-century populist politics through music. He co-edits the Oxford Handbook of Global Music History and serves as Area Editor for Northern South America in Grove Music Online. His work bridges post-foundational political theory, decolonial thought, and global music historiography.
Recent publications focus on global music history pedagogy, political soundscapes in social movements, and the role of humor in protest. He has curated museum exhibitions like Jacqueline Nova: Creación de la Tierra and Coleccionistas de Sonidos, integrating academic research with public-facing cultural projects.
Award-winning scholar, he received the Wiley Housewright Dissertation Award (2020) as the first Latino recipient. Active in academic leadership, he co-chairs the AMS Global Music History Study Group and sits on Colombia’s Patronato Colombiano de Artes y Ciencias.
