VPMC83H3 Lecture Notes - Teen Pop, Girl Power
Document Summary
Participation in teen pop culture may help resist subordination, objectification, and sexism. Tween scene: cultural phenomenon that is centered around teen-pop fandom. Teen pop music is studio manufactured and multinational-corporation controlled. Teen pop: presumed innocence, overt sexuality, conflict of physical and emotional turmoil. Upper middle class early adolescent suburban girls fan base. Engagement with teen pop in order to distance themselves from culture they question. Group interview of girls from the ymca group. Lowe: identified herself as part of teen pop fan and still enjoy pop music. Both black and white girls are consumers of teen pop and actively participate in tween scene. Demographic is broken down more by socioeconomic class than by race. All-out attack on britney spears in every session. Intensity of emotion is high, marked by anger. Discomfort caused by good girl bad girl combination in spears. Spear"s negotiation between youthful inhibition and sex appeal. Girl power, independence of girl as positive message.
