1. Beyond Victimization: Confronting Narratives of Gender-Based Violence through Contemporary Opera Open Access Author: Sipe, Jessica Title: Beyond Victimization: Confronting Narratives of Gender-Based Violence through Contemporary Opera Graduate Program: Music Theory and History Keywords: OperaContemporary operasexual violenceprismbreaking the waves File: Download Sipe_Beyond_Victimization.pdf Committee Members: Charles Dowell Youmans, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMarica Susan Tacconi, Committee MemberR J David Frego, Program Head/Chair