1. Gender Themes in Rock Music
Is 'rock' itself an inherently masculine genre? One of the earliest attempts to start theorising the relationship between rock music and sexuality can be found in an essay written by Simon Frith and Angela McRobbie (1978), in which they argued that rock operated as a form of sexual expression and as a form of sexual control. ... 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. ... One qu...
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