Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music

by Marisa Meltzer

Book Overview

In the early nineties, riot grrrl exploded onto the underground music scene, inspiring girls to pick up an instrument, create fanzines, and become politically active. Rejecting both traditional gender roles and their parents' brand of feminism, riot grrrls celebrated and deconstructed femininity. The media went into a titillated frenzy covering followers who wrote slut on their bodies, wore frilly dresses with combat boots, and talked openly about...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865479798
• ISBN13: 9780865479791
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"