Essays about: "women and music"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 36 essays containing the words women and music.

  1. 21. Negotiating Dangdut sexuality : a glance through female audiences' music enjoyment

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Gabriela Deasyntya Kaloka Putri; [2018]
    Keywords : dangdut; female audiences; feminist reception studies; disciplinary power; gendered experience of music; Indonesia; popular music; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Dangdut as the most popular music in Indonesia is highly sexualized on its representation of women despite the fact that Indonesia is a religious country. Dangdut’s sexualization is prominent on its performance, lyrics and culture. Banality, is the face of dangdut. READ MORE

  3. 22. Not a Girl, Not yet a Woman. : How do I look at Girls?

    University essay from Konstfack/Keramik & Glas

    Author : Worrall Amy; [2018]
    Keywords : celebration girl woman pop music caricature pop-culture gaze ceramic symbolism;

    Abstract : I’m not a girl, not yet a woman, but I do have popular sensibilities. Pop music plucks ideas and symbols from where ever it pleases to create a new narrative. So do I. Reflecting on how I see women and how the gaze of others affects this. READ MORE

  4. 23. “This was the reason I was born” Contextualizing Issues and Choices of a Japanese Woman Musician

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Alessandra Cognetta; [2017]
    Keywords : Japanese metal music; Japanese music industry; Female musicians; Feminist theory; Choice feminism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the Japanese music industry from a liberal feminist perspective, as academic literature rarely discusses Japanese music – especially niche genres like metal. After pinpointing a gap in the literature on the subject, and after outlining issues in the Japanese music industry, this study sheds light on the reasons that lead Japanese women musicians to thrive outside of major Japanese record companies. READ MORE

  5. 24. Making Lemonade from Lemons : Analyzing the Mainstream Discourse of a Pop Music Hit through a Feminist Lens

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Allisa Lindo; [2017]
    Keywords : postfeminism; agency; representation; Black womanhood; media power; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The release of Beyoncé’s 2016 visual album Lemonade was one of the most talked about pop culture moments of the year. The album went on to become the highest-selling album of the year. READ MORE

  6. 25. (S)examensarbete

    University essay from Konstfack/Textil

    Author : Cecilia Pfaff; [2016]
    Keywords : art; textile art; knitting; crochet; sex; sexy; sexiness; Instagram; selfie; performance; sun chair; craftivism; Dolly Parton; body; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy; konst; textilkonst; stickning; virkning; sex; sexig; sexighet; Instagram; selfie; performance; solstol; craftivism; Dolly Parton; kropp; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy;

    Abstract : Preface: Thank you to all the women in my life who have supported me through this process; to my mother, to my other mother (Susan), to Kara, to Jordan and, of course, to Dolly. Summary: (S)examensarbete is a journey through which I have questioned if knitting can be sexy. READ MORE