Performing Gender by Performing Music

Constructions of Masculinities in a College Music Scene

Bibliographic Data

ID12412976
AuthorsMichael Ramirez (corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume20
Issue2
Pages108-124
Publication date2012-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Men s Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1060-8265 • E-ISSN: 1933-0251
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.3149/jms.2002.108
OpenAlexW2317134847
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited45

Using interview data from twenty-eight men performing in independent rock bands in a college music town, this study examines the consequences informal careers have on constructions of masculinities. First, musicians illustrate the ways in which musical commitment poses challenges to normative masculinities as they move into adulthood. In particular, parents, families, and peers regard musicianhood as lacking the attainment of full adulthood, as well as a lesser achievement of normative masculinity. Second, musicians illustrate the consequences of musical commitment, particularly how they negotiate and construct their masculinities within musical contexts. In general, men use musical worlds as a site to play with innovative gender identities, but continue to be bound by traditional assumptions of culturally-appropriate adult masculinities

Art · Construct (python library · Masculinity · Musical · Negotiation · Normative · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · Computer Science · Diverse Music Education Insights · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Music History and Culture · Psychology · Social Psychology

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