The New Musicology is a term applied to a wide body of musicology with focus upon the cultural study, analysis, and criticism of music, with influences from feminism, gender studies, queer theory, and postcolonial studies.
The New Musicology is a term applied to a wide body of musicology since the 1970's with a focus upon the cultural study, aesthetics, and criticism of music. New musicology is a non-integrated movement in the musicology field, and it often draws influences from feminism, gender studies, queer theory, and postcolonial studies.