New Orleans Music and Gender

In "New Orleans Music and Gender," we will use gender as a lens through which to understand a variety of genres including bounce, brass band, funk, and R&B. How do musicians use music to contest and enforce ideas about gender? And how do these gender expressions intersect with other identity categories such as race and class? Join us for a thought-provoking exploration of the contemporary and historical music scene in New Orleans where gender and sound are intimately intertwined.