Gender in the Music Industry: Rock, Discourse and Girl Power
- ISBN-10
- 0754638626
- ISBN-13
- 9780754638629
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 239
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
- Author
- Marion Leonard
Description
Leonard addresses core issues relating to gender, rock and the music industry through a case study of 'female-centred' bands from the UK and US performing so called 'indie rock' from the 1990s to the present day. Using original interview material with both amateur and internationally renowned musicians, the book further addresses the fact that the voices of musicians have often been absent from music industry studies. Leonard's central aim is to progress from feminist scholarship that has documented and explored the experience of female musicians, to presenting an analytic discussion of gender and the music industry. In this way, the book engages directly with a number of under-researched areas: the impact of gender on the everyday life of performing musicians; gendered attitudes in music journalism, promotion and production; the responses and strategies developed by female performers; the feminist network riot grrrl and the succession of international festivals it inspired under the name of Ladyfest.
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