Songs of the sirens : desire -- A music of one's own : discipline -- Queer ears and icons : sign systems -- Homomusical communities : production -- Flights of fancy : power
Judith Perraino investigates how music has been used throughout history to call into question norms of gender and sexuality. Beginning with an examination of the mythology surrounding the Sirens, she goes on to consider musical creatures, gods, humans and music-addled listeners
