Amy Brosius

Dr. Amy Brosius is a Lecturer in Music at the University of Birmingham's Department of Music. Her research focuses on 17th-century Italian singers, singing culture, and early modern gender construction with interdisciplinary approaches combining art history, critical theory, and performance studies. She holds a BMus from Westminster Choir College and a PhD in Musicology from New York University under Dr. Suzanne Cusick.

Teaching emphasizes societal issues like race, class, gender, and identity within early modern music, alongside American folk and popular music. Current research involves a monograph on Roman female singers in elite satellite courts, analyzing portraits, writings, and performance accounts to explore their roles in social and political dynamics.

Publications examine topics such as courtesan singers' political agency and rivalries within aristocratic circles. Brosius welcomes postgraduate students researching early modern music, gender/sexuality studies, and performance practices. No awards explicitly stated, but her work reflects significant scholarly contributions to musicology and gender studies.