Historically, women have faced oppression in the music industry. Regardless of genre, women have often found themselves in a world of patriarchal domination. Two genres, punk and hip hop are especially known for male dominance. The two articles I will be comparing are as follows: The Expansion of Punk Rock: Riot Grrrl Challenges to Gender Power Relations in British Indie Music Subcultures by Julia Downes, and The Spirit Is Willing and So Is the Flesh: The Queen in Hip-Hop Culture by Leola A. Johnson
use of AAVE is normal, but at the same time switch codes into standard American English when speaking to adults. Codeswitching is an aspect of subcultural life, and the parallel between the codeswitching the girls do and the codeswitching of the Queercore movement is quite clear. A major aspect of the discussion involved authenticity and the artificial use of African American vernacular. Its pretty clear that the girls looked down on those they felt were not being “real” about their use of vernacular
others in some way, it is clearly effective, whether or not the goal is to be resistant. Works Cited Brophy, James M. "Mirth and Subversion: Carnival in Cologne." History Today 1 July 1997: n. pag. Print. DeChaine, Robert. "Mapping Subversion: Queercore Music's Playful Discourse of Resistance." Popular Music and Society (1997): 7-37. Web. Haenfler, Ross. Goths, Gamers, and Grrrls: Deviance and Youth Subcultures. New York: Oxford UP, 2010. Print. Pitts-Taylor, Victoria. In the Flesh: The Cultural
‘From Riot Grrrl to Pussy Riot: to what extent has the underground protest movements ‘Riot Grrrl’ shaped the feminist punk we hear across Europe and America today?’ Literature Review and Methodology (How went about it) current feminist bands in general- current punk bands in general (INTRO: 500 WORDS) ‘We need to start a girl riot’ are the words Jen Smith, activist and co-conceiver of the term ‘Riot Grrrl’, wrote in a letter to lead singer of her band ‘Bratmobile’, Allison Wolfe in 1991 (Barton
The struggle for women to gain equal access to the world of professional popular music is clearly one of the key themes to emerge so far within music history and rock culture. Female performers have long been viewed as inadequate in comparison to their male counterparts in popular music culture. In this essay, I will discuss gender roles within music, making reference to the Riot Grrrl movement, a feminist punk rock movement which strived to empower females, as well as provide a brief examination