Women and Popular Music : Sexuality, Identity and Subjectivity
Sheila. Whiteley
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (261 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - WOMEN AND POPULAR MUSICSexuality, identity and subjectivity; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Wonderful world, beautiful people: The 1960s' counter culture and its ideological relationship to women; 2 Repressive representations: Patriarchy, femininities and 1960s' rock; 3 The personal is political: Women's liberation, sexuality, gender, freedom and repression; 4 Try, just a little bit harder: Janis Joplin and the search for personal identity; 5 The times they are a-changin': Folk and the singer songwriter; 6 The lonely road: Joni Mitchell, Blue and female subjectivity. - 7 Daughters of chaos: Patti Smith, Siouxsie Sioux and the feminisation of rock8 Challenging the feminine: Annie Lennox, androgyneity and illusions of identity; 9 Madonna, eroticism, autoeroticism and desire; 10 K.d. lang, a certain kind of woman; 11 Talkin' 'bout a revolution: Tracy Chapman, political uprisings, domestic violence and love; 12 Authenticity, truthfulness and community: Tori Amos, Courtney Love,; 13 Artifice and the imperatives of commercial success: From Brit Pop to the Spice Girls; Discography; Index. - Women and Popular Music explores the changing role of women musicians and the ways in which their songs resonate in popular culture. Sheila Whiteley begins by examining the counter-culture's reactionary attitudes to women through the lyrics of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. She explores the ways in which artists like Joplin and Joni Mitchell confronted issues of sexuality and freedom, redefining women's participation in the industry, and assesses the personal cost of their achievements. She considers how stars such as Annie Lennox, Madonna and k.d. lang have confronted issues of
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| Emner | Feminism and music
Popular music - Social aspects Women musicians Feminisme Vis mer... Kvinner
Music Literature Music Music, Dance, Drama & Film Musikere Populærmusikk popmusikk rock kvinner seksualitet feminisme |
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| ISBN | 0415211891. - 0415211905
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