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Girl Power The Nineties Revolution in Music

Paperback • 2010 • English

Girl Power The Nineties Revolution in Music

By Marisa Meltzer

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About the book

In the early nineties, riot grrrl exploded onto the underground music scene, inspiring girls to pick up an instrument, create fanzines, and become politically active. Rejecting both traditional gender roles and their parents' brand of feminism, riot grrrls celebrated and deconstructed femininity. The media went into a titillated frenzy covering followers who wrote "slut" on their bodies, wore frilly dresses with combat boots, and talked openly about sexual politics. The movement's message of "...Show more

History of music
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ISBN

9780865479791

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

Girl Power The Nineties Revolution in Music

Format

Paperback

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