Troubling Binaries, Imagining Futurities: Toward Non-Binary Thinking in Music Education in Polarized Times

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Abstract

Abstract: 98 words
We explore structural feminisms theorized by BIPOC women scholars in order to problematize taken-for-granted practices in music education. Our objective is to trouble the binaries inherent in music education in order to engage in nonbinary theorizing toward transformation. Binaries, while often conceptualized as opposing forces, can ultimately serve to reenforce extant hegemonic structures. We believe employing structural feminisms as a tool toward nonbinary dispositions not only unsettles current extant structures but also provides an opportunity for reflexivity about naturalized practices. Ultimately, we identify binaries prevalent in music education, trouble them, and theorize a nonbinary approach to music education.

Authors

• Saleel Menon, Michigan State University

• Lorenzo Sánchez-Gatt, Boston University

• Juliet Hess, Michigan State University