Francisco J. Rivas
Director,
National Sound Archive
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Audiovisual Communication from the Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana and a
’s degree in Philosophy from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (U.N.A.M.). Ph.D. in Musical Technology
from the U.N.A.M. School of Music. His work has focused on
experimentation with sound, visual, and performance media as a creator,
researcher, and cultural manager. He has also taken an interest in strategies for ensuring
social and ethical access to archives and their reuse for educational and
cultural purposes. He is currently the director of the National Sound Archive (Fonoteca Nacional).