The Music and ‘Madness’ of Medea: Writing & Listening Assignment

Authors

  • Vivian E Deno Butler University

Keywords:

Higher Education, Feminist History, US Social History, Gender Studies

Abstract

This assignment uses music as an interpretive bridge for students to make connections between their contemporary understanding of 'mad women' and earlier depictions of iconic mad women.  The assignment aids educators in pinpointing how students are engaging with and understanding course materials. It also helps faculty to see unplanned for insights into the materials from a student;s perspective. 

Author Biography

Vivian E Deno, Butler University

Associate Professor of History; Affiliate faculty member Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies

 

References

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Plaskow, Judith. “The Coming of Lilth.” https://jwa.org/media/coming-of-lilith-by-judith-plaskow, accessed 17 February 2017.

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Tucker, Veta Smith. “Secret Agents: Black Women Insurgents on Abolitionist Battlegrounds.” In Gendered Resistance: Women, Slavery, and the Legacy of Margaret Garner. Eds. Mary Frederickson and Delores Walters. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2013, 77-98.

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Published

2017-12-21

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