[Smt-talk] Good Primer for First-Year Students on Gender in Music and Music Theory?

[Jeff Hennessy]

I've had good luck with using the fourth chapter of Robert Walser's Running With the Devil as means of framing discussions of gender and sexuality in music. The is obviously genre-specific (Heavy Metal) but can lead to some interesting insights from undergrads who know this music.

Jeff

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Jeffrey J. Hennessy, Ph.D.
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Acadia University
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>> So I'm asking whether anyone knows of a good, short, thoughtful piece of writing that incorporates music theory and gender (or even embodiment, in a gender-conscious perspective) in a way that might successfully demonstrate to an 18 year-old that yes, in fact this is a valid, relevant, and perhaps even necessary lens through which to consider music.
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>> I'm all ears, and very grateful.
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>> Best wishes,
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>> S. Alexander Reed
>> Assistant Professor
>> University of Florida
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