<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>I've had good luck with using the fourth chapter of Robert Walser's <i>Running With the Devil</i> 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.</div><div><br></div><div>Jeff</div><div><br></div><div>--</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><div>Jeffrey J. Hennessy, Ph.D.</div><div>Assistant Professor and Director</div><div>School of Music</div><div>HDH 227</div><div>Acadia University</div><div>Wolfville, NS</div><div>Canada</div><div>(902) 585-1577</div><div><a href="mailto:jeff.hennessy@acadiau.ca">jeff.hennessy@acadiau.ca</a></div><div><a href="mailto:jjhennessy@eastlink.ca">jjhennessy@eastlink.ca</a></div></span></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><br><br><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">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.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I'm all ears, and very grateful.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Best wishes,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">S. Alexander Reed<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Assistant Professor<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">University of Florida<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Smt-talk mailing list<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="mailto:Smt-talk@societymusictheory.org">Smt-talk@societymusictheory.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://lists.societymusictheory.org/listinfo.cgi/smt-talk-societymusictheory.org">http://lists.societymusictheory.org/listinfo.cgi/smt-talk-societymusictheory.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>