Olga Galperin
Earlham College
Project
Girl Power: Musics of Matriarchal Societies
Republic of Congo, China, India, Mexico, Iceland
Throughout history, even to this day, we see a discrepancy between recognized artistic expression and gender. Given that we simply cannot tease apart our sense of individuality from the societies that produce us, on my Watson year, I aim to explore musical traditions of female-empowered societies from all across the globe. Through active participation, I hope to gain a better understanding of how such environments facilitate and inform the expression of female identity through music.