The Raincoats
Breaking Down Punk Rock's Masculinities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4304817 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Caroline O''Meara, Caroline Polk O’meara (corresponding author), Caroline O'Meara |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 299-313 |
| Publication date | 2003-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Popular Music (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-1430 • E-ISSN: 1474-0095 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0261143003003209 |
| OpenAlex | W2139836499 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
The Raincoats were one of a handful of British, all-female punk bands successful enough to release records and tour internationally. Since the late 1970s, critics intrigued by the idea that music can enact gender, have heard their music as somehow embodying femininity. I explore the discursive origins of the Raincoats music as 'feminine music' before analysing their music to determine the specific nature of their work as female punk musicians. The Raincoats took advantage of punk's ideology of amateurism to shatter traditional (read: masculine) subjectivity in rock music. Analysing their music reveals the ways in which their music triggers listening that encourages an understanding of their music as feminine
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Epistemology · Femininity · Ideology · Literature · Political science · Politics · Popular music · Punk · Rock music · Sociology · Subjectivity · Visual arts · Diverse Music Education Insights · Gender Studies · Law · Music History and Culture · Philosophy · Theater, Performance, and Music History
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| Citations per year | 0.78 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |