4:00 PM
Harkness Chapel, Classroom
Music colloquia provide a weekly forum for presentation and discussion of recent research by distinguished visitors and CWRU faculty and graduate students in musicology, historical performance practice, and music education.
All talks happen on Fridays at 4:00 PM in Harkness Classroom and are open to the public.
About the Talk
"Gender Dynamics in Schools of Music"
Understandings about and expectations of gender are socially situated and woven into all aspects of our culture. Because schools of music are social institutions, gender dynamics are at play in every part of their functioning, from leadership to curriculum to how we speak to one another. I’ll discuss the many ways that gender influences an individual’s experiences within the culture of a school of music using several lenses including descriptive and prescriptive gender stereotypes, prototypical roles, macro social-structural issues, and micro social-psychological interactions.
About the Speaker
Tami J. Draves is a Professor of Music Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she teaches graduate music education courses and advises masters and doctoral students. An active scholar, Dr. Draves's research interests include preservice and in-service music teacher preparation and support, with a particular emphasis on identity. Most recently her identity work has included stories of individuals from marginalized populations including race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability. She has disseminated her work through multiple presentations and publications at the national and international levels.
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