Knowledge base for the ERASMUS+ project Voices of Women (VOW)

Abstract

This report builds the knowledge base for the transnational educational project ‘Voices of Women’ (https://voicesofwomen.eu) funded by the European Union. The report situates the VOW project within music and gender research in Norway, The Netherlands, and Germany. It argues for the need to educate agents of change and outlines the VOW approach along four pillars: (1) Performative Research (2) Unheard Songs (3) Cultural Transfer and (4) Feminist Theories. The report documents that transformative pedagogies and innovative practices in the cultural sector can build on a broad knowledge base. The next step is to develop novel methods to educate ourselves and upcoming generations to become active and courageous agents of change.