What Are You Doing Here?
A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Music Styles, Pop & Rock, Heavy Metal, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Laina Dawes | ISBN: | 9781935950967 |
| Publisher: | Bazillion Points | Publication: | November 14, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Laina Dawes |
| ISBN: | 9781935950967 |
| Publisher: | Bazillion Points |
| Publication: | November 14, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
In her nuanced, extremely perceptive book, Laina Dawes champions the liberating possibilities of metal while questioning the color-blindness of the metal world, celebrating the role of black women in creating rock music, examining the reaction of the black community to black punks and metalheads, and sorting out the gender issues that complicate sisterhood in a male-dominated sphere. Her thoughtful treatise on the power of music and identity challenges black women in the metal scene to join forces and spark a fresh revolution.
In her nuanced, extremely perceptive book, Laina Dawes champions the liberating possibilities of metal while questioning the color-blindness of the metal world, celebrating the role of black women in creating rock music, examining the reaction of the black community to black punks and metalheads, and sorting out the gender issues that complicate sisterhood in a male-dominated sphere. Her thoughtful treatise on the power of music and identity challenges black women in the metal scene to join forces and spark a fresh revolution.
