Music as the Medicine of Trauma among Refugees in Arizona

Autori

  • Bernard Austin Kigunda Muriithi A. T. Still University - Arizona School of Health Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v20i2.2891

Parole chiave:

music, trauma, refugees, integration, therapy

Abstract

La musica come medicina dei traumi fra i profughi in Arizona

Questo articolo presenta i risultati di uno studio fenomenologico condotto per esplorare l'esperienza vissuta dei musicisti progughi. Sono stati usati metodi di ‘campionamento propositivo’ e ‘palla di neve’ per identificare sei musicisti che si sono esibiti nelle città di Phoenix e Tucson, i quali erano coinvolti nella musica prima di entrare negli Stati Uniti. Il principale metodo di raccolta dati era costituito da interviste strutturate e non strutturate, ma sono state fatte osservazioni per i musicisti che si sono esibiti in eventi pubblici durante il periodo di studio. Sono state realizzate registrazioni audio-video e fotografie scattate durante queste esibizioni. I risultati dello studio mostrano che i musicisti hanno continuato a esibirsi in musica come metodo principale per curare traumi ed emozioni negative. Le esperienze traumatiche risultano dalla fuga dalle loro case, alla ricerca di rifugio in altri paesi. Dopo essere stati reinsediati negli Stati Uniti, continuano a soffrire dell'esperienza della perdita, hanno bisogno di adattarsi e cambiare, e lottano con traumi ed emozioni negative. La musica è il loro metodo per curare il trauma e facilitare l'integrazione. La musica produce guarigione in questi casi: 1) come un antidolorifico, permettendo loro di dimenticare i problemi che provocano angoscia, 2) come via per comunicare il loro messaggio di speranza, e 3) consentendo l'integrazione, riducendo così isolamento e solitudine.

Traduzione di Claudio Cominardi

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2020-06-16

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Muriithi, B. A. K. (2020). Music as the Medicine of Trauma among Refugees in Arizona. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v20i2.2891

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