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[ExperienceUSA] The Power of Tunes: Music as a Form of Soft Power and Diplomacy In-Person

This learning session celebrates Soft Power and Public Diplomacy through music, broadening participants’ understanding of how music functions as a diplomatic tool across nations. Using examples from the United States, South Korea, and Latin America, the session explores how music becomes an instrument of persuasion, identity projection, and cultural connection. Participants will also be guided to apply information and digital literacy skills in analyzing how music is produced, disseminated, and consumed across media platforms that influence public opinion and international image-building.

Learning Objectives:

  • To define and understand the concept of soft power and cultural diplomacy;

  • To analyze how music operates as a medium of international influence; 

  • To appreciate how nations project identity and values through sound and performance; and

  • To develop information and digital literacy skills in critically evaluating how music and media contribute to cultural narratives and diplomatic messaging.

Subtopics to be covered: 

  • Understanding Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy

  • Music as a Universal Language in Diplomacy

  • Challenges and Ethical Dimensions of Music Diplomacy

  • The role of digital media and streaming platforms in global music diplomacy, tracing how music content travels, influences, and shapes international audiences.

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Date:
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 1:40pm
Time Zone:
China, Malaysia, Singapore (change)
Location:
Makerspace, 8th Floor, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Campus:
DLSU Manila Campus
Audience:
  Faculty     Staff     Student  
Categories:
  Seminar-Workshop  

Registration is required. There are 24 seats available.

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Event Organizer

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Roana Marie Flores

Roana Marie Flores is an academic service faculty at De La Salle University, Manila, and is currently working as an Associate American Corner Librarian. She has been a dynamic library and information science (LIS) practitioner for over seven years with experience in school, academic, and the National Library of the Philippines. Her work experience comprises event management, information literacy, public relations and marketing, community outreach, and social and cultural services aimed at people from all walks of life, especially the underserved population. She has presented to various local and international conferences and has been actively publishing research works in reputable journals. Her research interests include library programming, inclusivity and diversity, and library management.

 

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