Taru Leppänen is Professor of Gender Studies at the Åbo Akademi University, Finland. Her research interests include music and sound, feminist new materialisms, intersectionality, and children’s musical practices.

• 1. In the Middle of Intersectionalities and New Materialisms at Music Playschools; 2. Babies as Sites of Forces; 3. Musical Citizenship and Asylum Seekers; 4. Aural Diversity among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children; 5. Rhythms and Refrains of Children with Disabilities; 6. Conclusion.

Taru Leppänen is Professor of Gender Studies at the Åbo Akademi University, Finland. Her research interests include music and sound, feminist new materialisms, intersectionality, and children’s musical practices.

• 1. In the Middle of Intersectionalities and New Materialisms at Music Playschools; 2. Babies as Sites of Forces; 3. Musical Citizenship and Asylum Seekers; 4. Aural Diversity among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children; 5. Rhythms and Refrains of Children with Disabilities; 6. Conclusion.

Taru Leppänen is Professor of Gender Studies at the Åbo Akademi University, Finland. Her research interests include music and sound, feminist new materialisms, intersectionality, and children’s musical practices.

• 1. In the Middle of Intersectionalities and New Materialisms at Music Playschools; 2. Babies as Sites of Forces; 3. Musical Citizenship and Asylum Seekers; 4. Aural Diversity among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children; 5. Rhythms and Refrains of Children with Disabilities; 6. Conclusion.