LibGuides: Louder Than Words: Rock, Power and Politics: Gender & Sexuality

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Feminism
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Articles

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Books

Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black & White, Body and Soul in American Music by Ann Powers
Call Number: ML3477 .P69 2017
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday by Angela Y. Davis
Call Number: ML3521 .D355 1999
Homocore: the Loud and Raucous Rise of Queer Rock by David Ciminelli; Ken Knox
Call Number: ML3534 .C54 2005
No More Nice Girls: Countercultural Essays by Ellen Willis
Call Number: HQ1154 .W55 2012
Sex, Thugs and Rock 'n' Roll: Teenage Rebels in Cold-War East Germany by Mark Fenemore
Call Number: HQ799.G5 F45 2007
Oh Boy! Masculinities and Popular Music by Freya Jarman-Ivens (editor)
Call Number: ML3470 .O3 2007
Women on Top: the Quiet Revolution That's Rocking the American Music Industry by James L. Dickerson
Call Number: ML82 .D535 W6 1998
Queer Noises: Male and Female Homosexuality in Twentieth Century Music by John Gill
Call Number: ML63 .G55 1995
A Boy Named Sue: Gender and Country Music by Kristine M. McCusker (Editor); Diane Pecknold (Editor)
Call Number: ML3918.C68 B69 2004
Words Will Break Cement: the Passion of Pussy Riot by Masha Gessen
Call Number: ML421.P88 G48 2014
Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music by Nadine Hubbs
Call Number: ML3524 .H83 2014
Queering the Pitch: the New Gay and Lesbian Musicology by Philip Brett (Editor); Elizabeth Wood (Editor); Gary C. Thomas (Editor)
Call Number: ML55 .Q44 2006
Pussy Riot! Letters from Prison, Songs, Poems, and Courtroom Statements, Plus Tributes to the Punk Band That Shook the World by Pussy Riot
Call Number: ML421.P88 A5 2013
Hip Hop's Inheritance: from the Harlem Renaissance to the Hip Hop Feminist Movement by Reiland Rabaka
Call Number: ML3531.R33 I54 2011
Women Who Rock : Vision Passion Power by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Call Number: ML141.C58 R65 2011
Girls to the Front: the True Story of the riot grrrl Revolution by Sara Marcus
Call Number: ML82 .M37 2010

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Archival Resources

Babes in Toyland Collection The Babes in Toyland Collection is comprised of a print of the album art for Fontanelle and lyrics to "Middle Man."
Gayle Wald Riot Grrrl Collection The Gayle Wald Riot Grrrl Collection spans the years 1991 to 1994. The collection is arranged by format. It consists mainly of correspondence, flyers, radio show playlists, stickers, zines, and other miscellaneous materials related to the Riot Grrrl movement. More specifically, the materials relate to the New York City, Chicago, and D.C. chapters of Riot Grrrl, the bands Fifth Column and the Lucy Stoners, the WPRB radio show at Princeton "Ladies First," and record label Hide Records and Tapes. The collection provides a unique look into the Riot Grrrl movement from the inside--from the perspective of the performers and record labels to the fans and critics
Kill Rock Stars Collection The Kill Rock Stars Collection spans the years 1991 to 2010. It contains eighteen linear feet of materials related to the Kill Rock Stars (KRS) record label, organized into three series: artist files, Five Rue Christine (a subsidiary of KRS), and office files. All three series are arranged alphabetically by file title. The collection includes press releases, clippings, photographs, tour dates, radio reports, biographical information, artist proofs, and poster art. Prominent artists featured are Bikini Kill, Bonfire Madigan, the Decemberists, Deerhoof, Gossip, Har Mar Superstar, Sleater-Kinney, Elliott Smith, Marnie Stern, Thao, and Xiu Xiu. The collection provides an in-depth look at the inner workings of an independent record label, as well as detailed information about the artists on the label's roster.
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Digital Video (available onsite only):

Hall of Fame Series: Darlene Love Interview with rhythm and blues pioneer Darlene Love for the opening weekend of Women Who Rock led by Vice President of Education and Public Programs Lauren Onkey. Love discusses rock and roll, performing with The Blossoms, recording with Phil Spector, and her reaction to the Women Who Rock exhibit.
Jane Scott Lecture: Ann Powers Ann Powers speaks about the intersection of sexuality and popular music. Highlights include an analysis of the evolution of the shimmy and a discussion of rock music's history of racial imitation.
Legends Series: Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart Lauren Onkey interviews Ann and Nancy Wilson of the band Heart, on being female artists in a male-dominated rock world, including navigating stylistic changes and feminism. Includes performances by the Wilsons and audience Q&A after the music.
Teachers Rock: Women in Rock, 2007 Education Department Program Manager Susan Oehler lectures on the topic of women in rock. By focusing on issues of gender and the contributions of women within the history of rock and roll, Oehler fosters an educational forum on how to integrate popular music into the classroom as a means of understanding American society and culture.