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1. 1. The Sounds of Pain : An ethnography of musicians living with migraine in Uppsala

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Rosanne Heijstek; [2024]
   Keywords : migraine; anthropology; pain; music; affect;

   Abstract : Migraine is an extremely common and disabling disease that affects three times more women than men, and is characterized by recurring migraines comprised of disturbances in sensation perception, intense head pain, nausea, and increased sensitivity to light and sound that can last from several hours to multiple days. Currently, there are no cures for the disease, no official social services that can help a person to handle living with it, and limited studies on its mechanisms or impact on a person’s life. READ MORE

3. 2. Women in Music - Are they absent from Western Music History?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Musikhögskolan i Malmö

   Author : Inês Carolina Batista Paiva; [2023]
   Keywords : Women; Music History; Composers and Performers; Feminism; Gender Equality; Performing Arts;

   Abstract : Are women absent from Western Music History? This is a question of an apparent and easy answer; however, the reality differs. This issue prevails and only started to be discussed more seriously in recent years, since feminism has been a current on-going discussion through the world. READ MORE

4. 3. An Intersectional Feminist WAP Pt. 2 : A Unique Case Study of the WAP Music Video by Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Nicola Garoutte; [2023]
   Keywords : sexuality; Hip-Hop feminism; HIp-Hop feminist theory; female gaze; intersectionality; intersectional feminism; visual analysis;

   Abstract : Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion have no problem destroying the male gaze to empower women through the female gaze within the WAP music video. They both empower women by creating a whorehouse for women by women as Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion both play the role as the entertainer and the entertained therefore forcing the viewer into a trance. READ MORE

5. 4. "Life is better when you girlboss together" : Building a Safe Space Within the Digital Sphere, a Case Study

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Maylis Aledo; [2023]
   Keywords : Girlhood; Girl Culture; Girl Bloggin; Discord; Social Media; Lana Del Rey; Popular Culture;

   Abstract : The study is located in feminist studies through the lens of cultural theory, more specifically in the area of "Girlhood studies", developed in the 1990s. The development of the field correlates with the rise of cultural goods targeted at girls: movies, music, and magazines as well as the development of teenagehood as an identity of its own right. READ MORE

6. 5. Music journalism as a hybrid field between politics and culture : Kerrang! and NME's challenging and reinforcement of gender inequality, imbalance, and women's marginalization in 2019-2023

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

   Author : Vladimir Gospodinov; [2023]
   Keywords : cultural journalism; discourse analysis; gender inequality; music journalism; intersectionality;

   Abstract : This paper discusses the incorporation of socio-political themes in music and music journalism, focusing on the issues of gender inequality, imbalance, and women's marginalization. It investigates how two UK-based media with a transnational audience focus, Kerrang! and New Musical Express (NME), challenge or reinforce gender inequality-related themes in their publications in 2019-2023. READ MORE