COMM 4602 Chapter Notes - Chapter n/a: Riot Grrrl, Diy Ethic, Alternative Media
28 Jul 2016
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Reading #1 we are the revolution : riot grrl press, girl empowerment, and. Punk rock emerged in the late 20th century as a major disruptive force within both the established music scene and the larger capitalist societies of the industrial. Punk was generally characterized by its anti-status quo disposition, a pronounced diy ethos, and a desire for dis-alienation (resistance to the multiple forms of alienation in modern society) A significant avenue for diy intervention was self-publishing, particularly with. Zines independently created publications, usually handcrafted and photocopied. This essay explores the development of diy self-publication as it related to riot. Grrrl, a movement that developed in the early 1990s by young women challenging the sexism of north american punk scenes. By focusing on riot grrrl press, this article offers a corrective to mainstream media misrepresentations of the movement, as well as scholarly works on riot. Grrrl that focus almost exclusively on its musical production.
