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S/MD/95. There is a sense in which, simply by picking up a guitar, women musicians are committing the kind of gender trespass that feminist theory celebrates, McCarthy 2006. Critically evaluate the notion that popular music is patriarchal in nature and

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2008
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The paper examines the development of gender identities associated with popular music looking at its origins as a 'patriarchal' form, accounting for the reasons behind male control over music, discussing gender stereotypes associated with various professions, and focusing on gender-related creativity in popular music.

 

KEYWORDS: Popular music, gender stereotype, creativity, feminist, patriarchal,

 
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