With a foreword by Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy RichardsGirls Rock! explores the many ways women have defined themselves as rock musicians in an industry once dominated and controlled by men. Integrating history; feminist analysis; and developmental theory; the authors describe how and why women have become rock musicians―what inspires them to play and perform; how they write; what their music means to them; and what they hope their music means to listeners. As these musicians tell their stories; topics emerge that illuminate broader trends in rocks history. From Wanda Jacksons revolutionary act of picking up a guitar to the current success of independent artists such as Ani DiFranco; Girls Rock! examines the shared threads of these performers lives and the evolution of womens roles in rock music since its beginnings in the 1950s. This provocative investigation of women in rock is based on numerous interviews with a broad spectrum of women performers―those who have achieved fame and those just starting bands; those playing at local coffeehouses and those selling out huge arenas. Girls Rock! celebrates what female musicians have to teach about their experiences as women; artists; and rock musicians.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Surprisingly Fresh New TranslationsBy John MatlockTowards the end of the nineteenth century fundamental changes in being a Jew in Europe were under way. There was a movement within the German Jewish intellectuals that began to integrate more closely with the non-Jewish society. As with all times of change. this was a time of confusion as the changes filtered through Jewish society. And this change was reflected in the plays that were being written. in Yiddish of course.This book is both a new translation of some of these plays. and a critical analysis of these plays in conjunction with the history of those times. Surprisingly the plays. now available in English for the first time show a freshness and timelessness that is surprising in the light of all that has gone on since.This is a welcome addition to modern Jewish literature as befits the SUNY series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture.
