Book Revenge of the She-Punks: A Feminist Music History From Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot Goldman, Vivien

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Vivien Goldman

Publisher

University of Texas Press

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

216

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.6 x 14.7 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.29 kg.

ISBN13

9781477316542

Synopsis "Revenge of the She-Punks: A Feminist Music History From Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot"

As an industry insider and pioneering post-punk musician, Vivien Goldman's perspective on music journalism is unusually well-rounded. In Revenge of the She-Punks, she probes four themes--identity, money, love, and protest--to explore what makes punk such a liberating art form for women.With her visceral style, Goldman blends interviews, history, and her personal experience as one of Britain's first female music writers in a book that reads like a vivid documentary of a genre defined by dismantling boundaries. A discussion of the Patti Smith song "Free Money," for example, opens with Goldman on a shopping spree with Smith. Tamar-Kali, whose name pays homage to a Hindu goddess, describes the influence of her Gullah ancestors on her music, while the late Poly Styrene's daughter reflects on why her Somali-Scots-Irish mother wrote the 1978 punk anthem "Identity," with the refrain "Identity is the crisis you can't see." Other strands feature artists from farther afield (including in Colombia and Indonesia) and genre-busting revolutionaries such as Grace Jones, who wasn't exclusively punk but clearly influenced the movement while absorbing its liberating audacity. From punk's Euro origins to its international reach, this is an exhilarating world tour.

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Nancy Olguín CariqueoWednesday, September 15, 2021
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" Gran libro! muy recomendable para quienes les gusta el punk y quieren saber más de mujeres dentro de este género musical. Muy recomendable! La entrega y el tiempo de espera valieron la pena (: "
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