MUS 132
Women and Music
Last Offered Fall 2005
Division I
This course is not offered in the current catalog or this is a previous listing for a current course.

This course will introduce students to various issues concerning women in music (classical and popular): e.g., the widespread perception that there are no “great” female composers, the claim that there is a “women’s sound” in music, the representation of women in music by men, the gendered understanding of musical forms, genres, and techniques, the historical spheres of women’s music-making, and the challenges faced by female musicians in various social contexts from the Middle Ages to the present. The class will explore women’s contributions to music as composers, performers, teachers, patrons, and scholars.