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Music and Gender (MUSI40028)
HonoursPoints: 12.5Not available in 2024
Overview
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How does gender shape musical practices? And how do gendered musical practices influence our lives as musicians and listeners?
This subject examines music and gender through a series of historical and cross-cultural case studies. Students explore diverse interdisciplinary topics such the performing voice and body, representations of gender in musical works, and the relationship between gender, politics, and aesthetics.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- analyse critically the relationship between music and gender using perspectives from musicology, ethnomusicology, sociology, and history;
- generate original analyses of representations of gender in musical works and performances;
- evaluate the relationship between sociopolitical structures, music, and gender;
- engage critically with a broad range of literature in the field.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should have developed:
- a receptive attitude to new ideas about music-making;
- the capacity for independent and critical reflection on music-making;
- knowledge, skills and practices required for independent critical inquiry and research-based writing about music-making and the arts.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Four 500-word written responses to weekly readings and discussion
| During the teaching period | 30% |
Annotated bibliography
| Early in the teaching period | 20% |
Research essay proposal
| Mid teaching period | 10% |
Research essay
| During the assessment period | 40% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2024
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Additional delivery details
Delivery
This subject is co-taught with MUSI20224 Music and Gender
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Music Informal specialisation Composition Informal specialisation Performance Informal specialisation Musicology/Ethnomusicology - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024