Honors Theses
Date of Award
2013
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Music
First Advisor
Andrew Paney
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Abstract: This thesis was written to study how inequalities of gender and sexuality reveal themselves in music education. I wanted to study gender and sexuality as a social construct to better understand how these groups have an effect on the music education experience. I found that music education is lagging behind most other academic subjects in understanding gender/sexuality; furthermore, the discipline does not seem to be heading in the right direction. I found it tremendously difficult to find any queer theory literature based around music education. After my research I concluded that in its current state, music education is not only indifferent towards women and LGBT students, but is an oppressive force. The current paradigm setup of music education uncritically normalizes white straight male dominance. Since music education has such a long way to go, small steps need to be taken. In this thesis, 1 have laid out three steps for music education to become a more equal place.
Recommended Citation
Tippitt, Jordan Wesley, "Gender, Sexuality, and Music Education" (2013). Honors Theses. 2139.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2139
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