Gender in the Music Industry (Ashgate Popular & Folk Music)
Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co
Published: August 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780754638629
Subjects: Folk music; Gender Studies; Genres & Styles - Rock; Music; Alternative rock music; History and criticism; Riot grrrl movement; Women rock musicians
Description: "Why, despite the number of high profile female rock musicians, does rock continue to be understood as masculine? Why is rock generally assumed to be created and performed by men? Marion Leonard explores different representations of masculinity offered by, and performed through, rock music, and examines how female rock performers negotiate this gendering of rock as masculine. A major concern of the book is not specifically with men or with women performing rock, but with how notions of gender affect the everyday experiences of all rock musicians within the context of the music industry."--Jacket.