Felicia Youngblood, PhD
About
Dr. Felicia K. Youngblood is an Associate Professor of Musicology/Ethnomusicology at Western Washington University. Her primary research examines the voice, trauma recovery, cultural heritage, and gender studies in relation to the southern Italian tarantism ritual. Dr. Youngblood is currently serving on the Society for Ethnomusicology Council and is also involved in the Section on the Status of Women, the Gender and Sexualities Studies Section, and was a co-founder of the Disability and Deaf Studies Special Interest Group. Her previous publications examine tarantism and gender through the lens of cultural heritage studies, navigate the loss of musical community in the early COVID-19 pandemic, and provide pedagogical strategies for engaging with guest artists in the world music classroom. Dr. Youngblood is an avid teacher and has designed several courses including Music, Gender, & Sexuality; Music & Social Justice; Music & Sustainability; and Deep Listening & Improvisation, among others. She is a vocalist and dancer that is engaged in a rich local music community and is the organizer of the Musicultural Concert Series.
Degrees
- PhD, Musicology - Florida State University
- MM, Ethnomusicology - Florida State University
- BA, Music Education - Catawba College
Courses Taught
- MUS 550-552/541-543/442: Seminar in Musicology - Topics Include:
- 19th-21st Century Tarantism
- Decolonizing Musicology
- Designing Musicology Curriculum
- Indigenous North American Soundscapes
- Introduction to Ethnomusicology
- Intro to Musicology
- Music, Gender, & Sexuality
- Tarantism, Origins to Present
- MUS 303: Deep Listening & Improv Ensemble
- MUS 302: Music & Social Justice
- MUS 301: Music & Sustainability
- MUS 342: History of Music 1600-1830
- MUS 341: History of Music to 1600
- MUS 205: Survey of World Music Cultures
- MUS 104: The Art of Listening to Music
Publications
- Youngblood, Felicia, Ramin Yazdanpanah, David Cobb, and Silviu Ciulei. “Live-Streamed Performance & Intercultural Education: Creative Solutions to Online World Music Pedagogy in the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Intonations: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Arts. September 18, 2023.
- Whitley, Cameron, Felicia Youngblood, and Joanna Bosse. “Musician emotional wellbeing during the pandemic: Assessing the impact of external factors, positive life outlook and socio-demographics.” Leisure Studies. February 28, 2022.
- Youngblood, Felicia. “‘How can I keep from singing?’: The effects of COVID-19 on the emotional wellbeing of singers during early stage lockdown in the United States.” International Journal of Community Music. November 1, 2021.
- Youngblood, Felicia. "On Un-Silencing Voices: Tarantism and the Gendered Heritage of Apulia." Dissertation: Florida State University. March 25, 2019.
- Youngblood, Felicia. “On Un-Silencing Voices: Tarantismo and the Gendered Heritage of Apulia.” Folk Life: Journal of Ethnological Studies. March 24, 2019.
- Youngblood, Felicia. "Womansong: Healing in a Communal Musicking Village." Master's Thesis: Florida State University. April 12, 2013.