JodiMcA
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- "There isn't much difference between romance novels and pornography in terms of what they're used for." I don't think this is true - certainly not in all situations, anyway. There are romance novels - the Harlequin 'Sweet' line comes to
(posted to Sexual Assault is Manly!: Glamorised Sexual Violence in Romance Fiction) - While romance fiction is certainly used as a masturbatory aide for some of its readers, I don't think this is the case across the board. The real appeal of romance fiction is, I think, that it's 'safe' - there's a
(posted to Sexual Assault is Manly!: Glamorised Sexual Violence in Romance Fiction) - I've been thinking a lot about similar issues recently - in the context of romance novels, not porn, but I believe some of the same principles apply. As a critic, I don't especially want to put myself in the position
(posted to Pornography Vs Reality) - It's probably only tangentially related, but you might get some interesting things out of it - there was a book a few years back called 'Jane Austen's Guide to Dating'. I distinctly remember a few examples along the lines of
(posted to Jane Austen and the Purity Movement) - I'd check out Sady Doyle's She-Pop blog over at Bitch Magazine - http://bitchmagazine.org/blogs/She-Pop. Bitch is designed to be a feminist perspective on pop culture - this blog focuses on pop music in particular. Hope this helps!
(posted to Literature on the History of Sexism in Music)
Responses to Comments from JodiMcA
- This short essay by the poet Ruth Padel is pretty interesting. It discusses how it wasn't until quite recently in Western popular music that women actually began writing their own songs in large numbers, prior to this women mostly performed (posted to Literature on the History of Sexism in Music)
- People have already given you some amazing suggestions, but here are some comics that kind of touch on sexism in the punk scene. http://www.mitchclem.com/nothingnice/316/ http://www.mitchclem.com/nothingnice/331/ They're just kind of funny. (posted to Literature on the History of Sexism in Music)
- Also, if you were looking to analyze how issues of sexism and racism affect women as performers, one great book that examines this is "Girls Rock! Fifty Years of Women Making Music" by Mina Julia Carson, Tisa Lewis and Susan (posted to Literature on the History of Sexism in Music)
- gotta love mitch clem. thanks everyone! (posted to Literature on the History of Sexism in Music)
- If you scroll about a third of the way down this page: http://www.feministezine.com/feminist/ there is a "feminist" music section which has a collection of articles focused on women in music. (posted to Literature on the History of Sexism in Music)
