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I read that text for an undergrad class English
called, "Rock'n Roll and Gender Rebellion." At that time, I enjoyed it
immensely. Mostly because it provided a new and different perspective on many
bands that I truly loved. I think that I felt it was redeeming for
me to have someone take this music seriously and examine it
from an academic and critical lense.
As the radio geeks on campus, we were mocked a lot
by people who had no tolerance for things that were unfamiliar and very weird. I
remember my friend brought in some Birthday Party to play for the class.
And indeed the instructor played it for the class, but afterward proceeded to
read the lyrics as a way to bring people back into the discussion --
because people clearly were put off by it!
Now, if I were to revisit the text, I might want
them to use different paradigms to examine the music (that I continue to
hold near and dear). I'm not sure Helene Cixous' "Laugh of the Medusa" (and
the French feminists in general) is a very practical way to approach
the task. I think that (even now) there are
different (perhaps better) theoretical frameworks to employ when approaching the
variable of gender in music. Still, it was unique and
thought-provoking.
-Dina
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