Annotation
The course deals with the relationship between gender and music from the perspective of anthropology of music/ethnomusicology. It is suitable for the 1st year of study.
It presents diverse musical practices as a field of performative negotiation of gender identities, both in relation to ethnicity and religion. The course will discuss relevant key terms and concepts (music as culture, music as situated social practice, soundscape, gender, performance, performativity, embodiment, femininity, masculinity, queer...).
Special attention will be paid to musical practices in the context of transnationalism, globalization, and commodification of music.