Gender, Metal and the Media

Women Fans and the Gendered Experience of Music

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Entertainment, Music
Cover of the book Gender, Metal and the Media by Rosemary Lucy Hill, Palgrave Macmillan UK
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Rosemary Lucy Hill ISBN: 9781137554413
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: November 4, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Rosemary Lucy Hill
ISBN: 9781137554413
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: November 4, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This book is a timely examination of the tension between being a rock music fan and being a woman. From the media representation of women rock fans as groupies to the widely held belief that hard rock and metal is masculine music, being a music fan is an experience shaped by gender. Through a lively discussion of the idealised imaginary community created in the media and interviews with women fans in the UK, Rosemary Lucy Hill grapples with the controversial topics of groupies, sexism and male dominance in metal. She challenges the claim that the genre is inherently masculine, arguing that musical pleasure is much more sophisticated than simplistic enjoyments of aggression, violence and virtuosity. Listening to women’s experiences, she maintains, enables new thinking about hard rock and metal music, and about what it is like to be a women fan in a sexist environment. 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book is a timely examination of the tension between being a rock music fan and being a woman. From the media representation of women rock fans as groupies to the widely held belief that hard rock and metal is masculine music, being a music fan is an experience shaped by gender. Through a lively discussion of the idealised imaginary community created in the media and interviews with women fans in the UK, Rosemary Lucy Hill grapples with the controversial topics of groupies, sexism and male dominance in metal. She challenges the claim that the genre is inherently masculine, arguing that musical pleasure is much more sophisticated than simplistic enjoyments of aggression, violence and virtuosity. Listening to women’s experiences, she maintains, enables new thinking about hard rock and metal music, and about what it is like to be a women fan in a sexist environment. 

More books from Palgrave Macmillan UK

Cover of the book The Happiness Agenda by Rosemary Lucy Hill
Cover of the book Big Data in History by Rosemary Lucy Hill
Cover of the book Brain, Mind and Internet by Rosemary Lucy Hill
Cover of the book The Gold Cartel by Rosemary Lucy Hill
Cover of the book Materializing Europe by Rosemary Lucy Hill
Cover of the book Memory Matters in Transitional Peru by Rosemary Lucy Hill
Cover of the book Existentialism and Romantic Love by Rosemary Lucy Hill
Cover of the book Sociology in Sweden by Rosemary Lucy Hill
Cover of the book Translation and Fantasy Literature in Taiwan by Rosemary Lucy Hill
Cover of the book Mediterranean Racisms by Rosemary Lucy Hill
Cover of the book British Burma in the New Century, 1895–1918 by Rosemary Lucy Hill
Cover of the book The Prison Boundary by Rosemary Lucy Hill
Cover of the book Institutional Crisis in 21st Century Britain by Rosemary Lucy Hill
Cover of the book The Future of Management Education by Rosemary Lucy Hill
Cover of the book Behind the Wireless by Rosemary Lucy Hill
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy