De/constructing DIY identities in a trans music scene

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ID18998909
AuthorsR Pearce (0000-0002-9285-303X, University of Leeds, corresponding author), Kirsty Lohman (0000-0003-4801-6493, University of Surrey)
Year2018
Volume22
Issue1-2
Pages97-113
Publication date2018-02-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSexualities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1363-4607 • E-ISSN: 1461-7382
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1363460717740276
OpenAlexW2766928566
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited16

The emergence of ‘trans’ as a social and political movement and identity has created the conditions for the creation of a new music scene, organized around the gender(ed) identities of those involved rather than around musical genre. This article examines the parallels between the attitude taken towards gender(ed) identity and the organization of events in the United Kingdom’s trans music scene. Both entail de/construction through strategies of ‘genre evasion’ (Steinholt, 2012) and ‘cut-and-paste’ (Bornstein, 1994). This de/constructive process crosses boundaries and opens possibilities, enabling new modes of organization alongside new ways of understanding culture and identity

Aesthetics · Art · Constructive · Musical · Parallels · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Visual arts · Gender Studies · Law · Music History and Culture · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Sports, Gender, and Society

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