Gender, Sexuality, and Drama (362-0-20)

Topic

Desire, Drama and Sorcery in 17th-Century Music

Instructors

Linda Austern
847/491-5705
l-austern@northwestern.edu
Office Hours: E-mail instructor to arrange a meeting.

Meeting Info

RCMA Lower Level 115: Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM

Overview of class

This course considers musical-dramatic works from ca. 1580-1725 that feature desire, madness and other extreme affective states in the presence of malevolent or disruptive forces. Such depictions and works additionally reflect on the era's changing ideas about masculinity, femininity, and Western encounters with global peoples as well as retelling stories from an older literary heritage.

Registration Requirements

Junior/Senior standing

Class Materials (Required)

All will be provided in Canvas.

Class Attributes

SoC Humanities and Fine Arts Distro