Prompt:
This paper should be conceived more like an essay than a research paper (if you’d rather write a research paper, you are welcome to do so, of course!). Write profusely about your personal experience with the musical practices you chose, explaining why you chose them, why and how you feel connected to them, and what do you think they mean to the people who practice them. Enrich your narrative with relevant quotes, sources, and information, but really focus on describing and analyzing your personal experience, striving to make a convincing, strong argument. If you consider it relevant, compare the practices you chose with other musical practices you know and/or participate in. Discuss how and why those practices are important to you and how do you think they compare to the ones we studied in class. The essays should be at least five pages long (doubled spaced, 12 points; if you are citing any references, use the citation format of your preference, use only provided sources) but longer texts are welcomed and encouraged.
Topic:
Women in Western concert music, Women composers, Diversity issues in Western concert/classical music
Listening List:
Janet Sit, Erin Graham, Anqi Liu, Nasim Khorassani, Tania León, Anahita Abbasi, Lydia Brindamour, Celeste Oram, Tiange Zhou, Galina Utsvolskaya, Alicia Urreta, Helena Tulve, Kaija Saariaho, Maria Helena Rosas Fernandes, Eliane Radigue, Hilda Paredes, Younghi Pagh-Paan, Daphne Oram, Pauline Oliveros, Liza Lim, Sofia Gubaidulina, Unsuk Chin, Chen Yi, Wendy Carlos…
Readings:
– LISTEN BACK Bhagwati
– Women Are Great Composers Too, Why Aren’t They Being Heard?
– The Long-Term Effects of Gender Discriminatory Programming
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