The Second Sound – Conversations on Gender and Music

PART 1

(to start)

The participants

Discrimination – paradigm and otherness
Stereotypes, preconceptions, prejudices, discrimination, sexualisation
The male perspective
The female perspective
The non-binary perspective
Sexualisation
Technology
Positive discrimination
Common prejudices

Gendered music and sound art
No, but…
Yes, but…
Summarising the arguments
Different approaches to creating
The bigger picture – inclusion and interconnection of art and life
Artists as parents

Navigating the field
The field as it is observed
Navigating through the professional field
Expressing gender as a sound artist or musician
Gendered networks
The internet
Group dynamics

Perspectives for change
Education and role models
Awareness in the field, quota, gendered calls, women-only initiatives
Raising consciousness and getting informed
Self-awareness, self-respect, and respect for the other
Words and vocabulary

Conclusion
Summary
Afterthoughts

PART 2

Supplements
Survey filled out with quotes of female artists of all times and places
On gender and sex – a biological and cultural frame
The initial questionnaire
List of role models