Women and Popular Music: Sexuality, Identity and Subjectivity
From many perspectives, this is a judicious and enjoyable book that will attract students, academics, and nonspecialists. Whiteley's blend of musicology and feminism with a flair for social pragmatism provides a platform for debate that is of significance top popular music studies... it stands as a model for stimulating the ongoing challenge of reading music thorugh textual analysis.–Stan Hawkins, University of Oslo, Notes, June 2002Whiteley's wholehearted enthusiasm shines trhorugh even the toughest critiques of her subjects, and she avoids the all-knowing cooler-than-thou tone that often makes rock criticism (still a predominantly male field) difficult to swallow..–Ms, Kathleen Anderson, May 2001This celebration of female musicians will inspire you to give a listen to all of your faves again and may make you fall in love with some music that you've never even heard..–Ms, Kathleen Anderson, May 2001