Sing us a song, piano woman : female fans and the music of Tori Amos / Adrienne Trier-Bieniek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trier-Bieniek, Adrienne M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism and music.

Popular music fans.

Amos, Tori--Appreciation.

Amos, Tori.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sing Us a Song, Piano Woman: Female Fans and the Music of Tori Amos explores the many-layered relationships female fans build with feminist musicians in general and with Tori Amos, in particular. Using original interview research with more than forty fans of Tori Amos, multiple observer-participant experiences at Amos's concerts, and critical content analysis of Amos's lyrics and larger body of work, Adrienne Trier-Bieniek utilizes a combination of gender, emotions, music, and activism to unravel the typecasts plaguing female fans. Trier-Bi

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 "Cock Rock" and "Teenybop"

2 Challenging the Pop Culture Portrait of Female Fans

3 Musical Healing

4 Sing Us a Song, Piano Woman

5 "I Felt Like I Should Do Something"

6 Moving Forward

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

0-8108-8551-4

OCLC:

844939383