Punk fairytale: popular music, media, and the (re)production of gender

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2018

Authors

Guerra, Paula (Author) FLUP; Bittencourt, Luiza (Author) Other; Gelain, Gabriela (Author) Other

Book

Title: Gender and the media: Women's places

Pages: 49-68

ISBN: 978-1-78754-330-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-78754-329-4

Publisher: Emerald

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Social sciences

Other information

DOI: 10.1108/S1529-212620180000026005

Abstract (EN): This chapter examines women¿s participation at the Portuguese punk scene, suggesting the use of fanzines as an alternative medium able to spread feminist narratives. Through the words and pictures of the Portuguese punk fanzines ¿ X.cute, Modern Girl, Global Riot, Sisterly, Mulibu and Cuecas Quentes ¿ we highlight the strength of the symbolic resistance of the Portuguese punk women. This approach allows us to show the existence of an imaginary structure of equality within an actual scenario of inequality and reproduction of society¿s gendered structure. The theoretical discussion involves themes related to feminism, the punk movement (Guerra, 2013, 2017; Guerra & Silva, 2015; Guerra & Straw, 2017), the riot grrrl scene (McRobbie & Garber; 1987; McRobbie, 2000, 2009), and the universe of alternative media and fanzines (Guerra & Quintela, 2014, 2016; Triggs, 2006; Worley, 2015).

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

Notes: Capítulo 3º disponível em: https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/S1529-212620180000026005