Book On Riot Grrrl Movement
Hewitt rutgers university press 2010 librarian s tip.
Book on riot grrrl movement. Now some of the best examples have been brought together in a book the riot grrrl collection published by the feminist press at 24 99. I actually keep it on reserve for my college aged students to use. Coming first on the list is 1 girls to the front.
Feminism by nancy a. Some of this is fairly nostalgic and celebratory and some of it tends to overstate the reach and impact of the movement. The emergence of the riot grrrl movement began in the early 1990s when a group of women in olympia washington held a meeting to discuss how to address sexism in the punk scene.
Recasting histories of u s. The true story of the riot grrrl revolution this book is a constructive narrative by sara marcus that gives an overview of the third wave feminist movement. Riot grrrl was by no means on a par with the first wave of punk for example or the hippy counter culture.
And thus the riot grrrl movement was born. The women decided they wanted to start a girl riot against a society they felt offered no validation of women s experiences. Girls to the front.
The my riot graphic novel is pure nostalgia filled fun giving a glimpse of life during the riot grrrl movement. Bikini kill in 1991 by jonathancharles via flickr a little background about the riot grrrl movement. Twenty years on riot grrrl turned twenty back in 2011 but in some respects it has felt like the feminist movement never went away.
While the book is written for a younger audience my students enjoy the book. Selected full text books and articles no permanent waves. This book offers a solid primer on the riot grrrl movement.