Newcomb Summer Session is a selective pre-college program to educate high school students about gender equity through gender studies courses offered by Newcomb Institute of Tulane University. More information can be found about each course by clicking the course name. Apply to Tulane Pre-College Programs by visiting the Admissions page.
Music, Gender, and Sexuality in New Orleans
Instructor: Dr. Kyle DeCoste
Course Offered: June 9 - 13, June 16 - 20
In "Music, Gender, and Sexuality in New Orleans," we will use Black feminism and queer theory as a means to analyze and understand a variety of the city's music genres including bounce, brass band, Black Masking Indian funk, hip-hop, and R&B. How do musicians use music and sound to contest and enforce ideas about gender and sexuality? And how do these gender expressions intersect with other identity categories such as race and class? In asking these and other questions, this course makes a case for the intimate and inseparable relationship between gender performance and sexual expression in contemporary and historical music in New Orleans.
Women's Advocacy
Instructor: Dr. Aidan Smith
Course Offered: June 16 - 20. June 30 - July 3
Students are passionate about social issues in their communities. But how can they get the word out and effect change? In this course, students will learn the tactics of persuasive communications necessary to advocate for causes they believe in. Students will practice these methods, from effective public speaking to strategic social media, to create effective communications. Seminar discussions will focus on contemporary issues of gender, politics, and advocacy work.
