1. Gender Themes in Rock Music
This argument was illustrated with reference of two different types of music: cock rock and teenybop. ... They believe that men dominate and control the production, reproduction and dissemination of rock music - and this is reflected in the music. ... " (O' Brien, p.164) It is not just rock that has been generically 'sexed,' but also disco and jazz. When writing about rock, Frith and McRobbie had argued that disco expressed a sexuality which was 'cool, restrained and understated' (1978 :19). Basing many of their observations on the disco movie Saturday Night Fe...
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