Catherine A. Ragland

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book

• Ragland, C.A. (2009). Música Norteña: Mexican Migrants Creating a Nation between Nations.

Book Chapter

• Ragland, C.A., Ramos-Kittrell, J.A. (2019). Reclaiming ‘the Border’ in Texas-Mexican Conjunto Heritage and Cultural Memory. Decentering the Nation: Music, Mexicanidad, and Globalization. Decentering the Nation: Music, Mexicanidad, and Globalization Lanham, MD, Lexington Books. https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498573184/Decentering-the-Nation-Music-Mexicanidad-and-Globalization
• Hector Fernandez L'Hoeste and Pablo Vila, eds.. (2013).  "Cumbia Sonidera, Mediating Music, Dance and Social Space in Mexico and the US." In  Cumbia in the Americas..
• Helena Simonet, ed.. (2012). "Tejano and Proud": Regional Accordion Traditions of South Texas and the Border Region." In The Accordion in the Americas: Klezmer, Polka, Tango, Zydeco, and More!.
• Mariana Delgado and Marco Ramirez Conejo, eds. (2011). " Comunicando la imaginación colectiva: el mundo socio-espacial del sonidero mexicano," In Sonideros en las aceras, véngase la g ozadera..
• Alejandro Madrid, ed.. (2011). " From Pistol-Packing Pelado to Border Crossing Mojado: El Piporro and the Making of a 'Mexican' Border Space," In Transnational Encounters. Music and Performance at the U.S.-Mexico Border..
• Fernando Lozano, ed.. (2006). "¡ Vivan los mojados ! poder, imaginación e "mexicanidad" en música norteña y su impacto musical en la diaspora mexicana," In Las Dimensiones Culturales de la Transición Mexicana: Identidad, Migración, Género y Violencia..
• Juan Tejeda, Alvelardo Valdez, eds. (2001). "La Voz del Pueblo Tejano: The Construction of Identity and Conjunto Music in South Texas." In Puro Conjunto, An Album in Words, Pictures, Writings, Posters and Photos from the Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio, 1982-1998..

Book Review

• New York (NY), N.N. (2017). ¡Corrido! The Living Ballad of Mexico’s Western Coast by John Holmes. Other. New Jersey & Indiana, American Anthropological Association/Wiley. http://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/issue/10.1111/jlca.2017.22.issue-1/
• Ragland, C.A. (2017). Dissonant Divas, In Chicana Music: The Limits of La Onda by Deborah R. Vargas. Other. 61 (1) 150-153. University of Illinois Press. https://www.jstor.org/journal/ethnomusicology
• Ragland, C.A. (2007). Mariachi in America by Daniel Sheehy. Other. 51 (1) 151-153. Illinois, University of Illinois Press. https://www.jstor.org/journal/ethnomusicology
• Ragland, C.A. (2003). Música Tejana by Manuel Peña. Other. 47 (2) Illinois, University of Illinois Press. https://www.jstor.org/journal/ethnomusicology

Catalogue Essay

• New York, N.N. (2015). Mixing It Up with High Voltage Violins. Other. New York, Lincoln Center. http://americansongbook.org/assets/img/downloads/03-13%20Villalobos.pdf

Conference Proceeding

• Pedro Rodriguez, ed.. (2011). "Norteno Music, Transcending the History of a Texas-Mexican Border Tradition," In Gateways: Northeastern Mexico and South Tejas, One Region, One Culture: An Anthology of Essays..

Critical Review

• Ragland, C.A. (2010). Borders y Bailes, Los Texmaniacs. Other. 42 218-219. Memorial University, International Council for Traditional Music. http://www.ictmusic.org/publications/yearbook-for-traditional-music
• Ragland, C.A. (2009). The Best of Lydia Mendoza and Juan Reynoso: Genius of Mexico’s Tierra Caliente. Other. 41 244-245. Memorial University, International Council for Traditional Music. http://www.ictmusic.org/publications/yearbook-for-traditional-music
• Ragland, C.A. (2008). Rolas de Aztlán: songs of the Chicano Movement. Other. 121 (480) Indiana University, American Folklore Society. http://www.afsnet.org/?page=JAF
• Ragland, C.A. (2006). The Roots of the Narcocorrido. Other. 38 155-156. Memorial University, International Council for Traditional Music. http://www.ictmusic.org/publications/yearbook-for-traditional-music
• Ragland, C.A. (2005). La Bamba: Sones Jarochos de Veracruz. Other. 47 (1) 192-193. Berlin, VWB - Verlag für Wissenschaft und Bildung.
• Ragland, C.A. (2003). El Ciego Melquiades (the blind fiddler): San Antonio House Party and La Hermanas Segovia, Puñaladas de Amor: Pioneers of Tex-Mex/Norteño Music. Other. 35 218-219. Memorial University, International Council for Traditional Music. http://www.ictmusic.org/publications/yearbook-for-traditional-music

Encyclopedia Article

• Erick D. Langer, editor-in-chief. (2013).  "Folk and Traditional Musics of Mexico and Central America," In Gale World Scholar" Latin America and the Caribbean..

Journal Article

• Ragland, C.A. (2019). Hacer sonar la tradicon a traves de las fronteras: la popularidad transnacional de Ramon Ayala, ıcono de la autenticidad fronteriza en la musica nortena. Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos. 35 (1) 35. Oakland, California, University of California Press. http://msem.ucpress.edu/
• Peter Manuel, ed.. (2003). " Mexican Deejays and the Transnational Space of Youth Dances in New York and New Jersey," In Ethnomusicology, 47/3 (Fall)..
• Alan Atlas, ed.. (2000). "With his Accordion in his Hand: The Impact of the Accordion during the Formative Years of Modern Texas-Mexican Conjunto Music (1930s-1950s)." In The Free Reed Journal, Vol. 2 (Fall)..
• Juan Tejeda, ed.. (2000). Raíces musicales…raíces de la raza : Maintaining Tradition in Conjunto Style." In Tonantzin..

Scholarly Note

• Tim Sach, ed.. (2011).  22 scholarly notes on Mexican, Mexican American and Latino Music and Musicians In The Grove Dictionary of American Music, 2nd ed..

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

• Ragland, C. (Supporting), Gudino, J.O. (Principal), Valerio, R.G. (Supporting), Hirai, S. (Supporting), Santana, L.D. (Supporting), "Processes of Cultural Construction in Northeastern México and South Texas. The Case of hip hop y la música norteña," sponsored by University of North Texas, International, $35000 Funded. (2014 - 2019).

Grant - Service

• Ragland, C.A. (Principal), Rowell, R. (Supporting), ""Hear the World" @ Vickery Meadows," sponsored by Dallas Foundation, Local, $20000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
• Ragland, C.A. (Principal), Rowell, R. (Co-Principal), "Hear the World Festival @ Vickery Meadows," sponsored by Rea Charitable Trust Foundation, Private, $30000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
• Ragland, C.A. (Supporting), Castro, D. (Principal), Martinez-Ebers, V. (Supporting), "Third International Conference of Research Faculty on the Arts and Cultures," sponsored by Global Venture Fund, University of North Texas, $4000 Funded. (2019 - 2020).

Grant - Teaching

• Ragland, C.A. (Principal), "Mexican Music Initiative at UNT," sponsored by Rea Charitable Trust Foundation, Private, $20000 Funded. (2020 - 2023).
• Ragland, C.A. (Principal), "Mexican Music Initiative at UNT," sponsored by Rea Charitable Trust Foundation, National, Funded. (2020).

Sponsored Research

• Ragland, C. (Supporting), Gudino, J.O. (Principal), Valerio, R.G. (Supporting), Hirai, S. (Supporting), Santana, L.D. (Supporting), "Processes of Cultural Construction in Northeastern M�xico and South Texas. The Case of hip hop y la m�sica norte�a," sponsored by University of North Texas, International, Funded. (2014 - 2019).