Women and Popular Music: Sexuality, Identity, and Subjectivity
- ISBN-10
- 0415211891
- ISBN-13
- 9780415211895
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 246
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Sheila Whiteley
Description
From Janis Joplin to Tori Amos, this work explores the changing role of women musicians & the ways in which their songs resonate in popular culture. It examines the interaction between feminist debates & music culture over 30 years of pop history.
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