MTF 242 Music and Gender (3 credits)

This course examines issues concerning gender and music making in many different historical periods and cultures. Among the topics studied are representations of men and women in opera and other musical works, feminist music criticism, androgyny and music, and the roles of men and women in the production, performance, and consumption of music. The musical traditions covered include current American popular music, Chinese opera, Western art music from the Middle Ages to the present day, jazz and the blues, and American musicals.