They're playing our songs : women talk about feminist rock music / Ann M. Savage.
| Author/creator |
Savage, Ann M. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Westport, CT : Praeger, 2003. |
| Description | xviii, 214 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Women's attraction to artists -- "I'm not the only one who has felt like this": identification and appropriation -- Finding voice: expression and connection -- The industry, society and self -- Appendix A: Participant profiles ; Appendix B: List of artists appealing to respondents. |
| Abstract | This book offers a unique vehicle for women's voices to be heard on the subject of women's music and how it affects their lives. The author explores 15 women's engagements with what might be called feminist rock music, including that of such noted artists as Ani DiFranco, Tori Amos, the Indigo Girls, and Melissa Etheridge. The women interviewed here tell deeply personal stories of how songs by these musicians have helped them survive and cope with turbulent life experiences such as difficult work environments, depression, and abusive relationships. These accounts of personal transformation make for a book that is at once compelling and dynamically political, revealing the myriad ways in which art, polemics, and life intertwine to create a side of womanhood that few ever get to see. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 195-197), bibliographical references (pages 199-205), and index. |
| LCCN | 2003045790 |
| ISBN | 0275973565 (alk. paper) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3534.3 .S28 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |