Punk, gender and ageing : just typical girls? / by Laura Way (University of Lincoln, UK).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Way, Laura, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Punk culture.

Older women--Social conditions.

Older women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 pages)

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

Using in-depth interviews with punk women growing old disgracefully, Way explores how women construct punk identities. Reflecting on punk 'then' and 'now', they reveal the constraints punk women experience on their identities growing older, the complex relationship between appearance and dress, and the impact of social expectations around aging.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Playing a-minor in the punk scene or all girls to the front? An introduction

Chapter 2. Definitions, or, 'what' and 'who' is punk?

Chapter 3. 'Doing' punk: Dress

Chapter 4. 'Doing' punk: the role of music and its continued significance

Chapter 5. Doing punk: music in the context of gig attendance

Chapter 6. Ageing, adulthood and punk

Chapter 7. Conclusion: punk women growing old disgracefully?

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781839825705

1839825707

9781839825682

1839825685