Herstories of Action
«For real change to occur, it is critical to acknowledge and build on the herstories of action that have been at the heart of how women have participated within the music industries or found meaningful ways to articulate and create sincere popular music identities.»
This quote is taken from the article «‹When She Plays We Hear the Revolution›: Girls Rock Regina – A Feminist Intervention» published 2018 in the «IASPM@Journal». Last accessed on December 4, 2020.
Biography
Charity Marsh holds the Canada research chair in interactive media and popular music and is an associate professor in the faculty of media, art, and performance at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada. Marsh has published extensively in the areas of hip hop cultures in Canada, women in popular music, gender and technology, queer musicking, interactive media and performance, digital technologies, and community arts-based education and program development. Follow her on LinkedIn, X.
Published on February 01, 2018
Last updated on June 27, 2022
Topic
Gender
Why is a female Black Brazilian MC from a favela frightening the middle class? Is the reggaeton dance «perreo» misogynist or a symbol of female empowerment?
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