{"product_id":"women-rock-portraits-in-popular-music-hardcover","title":"Women Rock!: Portraits in Popular Music - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Auslander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen Rock!\u003c\/i\u003e honors the unique contributions of 50 female artists with noteworthy contributions to music.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Women played crucial roles in the history of rock music. Without Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a gospel-singing electric guitarist, rock might never have been born. Janis Joplin and Grace Slick were forefront in the growing hippie subculture that marked a decade. Aretha Franklin gave sound to the civil rights movement. Riot Grrrl brought forward both feminism and punk. These women are inspirational figures who have encouraged generations of girls to pursue their dreams--musical and otherwise. The profiles in this book make salient points about these women as musicians, performers, artists, and people with something to say.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Auslander\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of performance studies and popular musicology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is the author of numerous articles and seven books, including \u003ci\u003ePerforming Glam Rock: Gender and Theatricality in Popular Music\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn Concert: Performing Musical Persona\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Art Section: An Online Journal of Art and Cultural Commentary\u003c\/i\u003e, and is also a screen actor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 10.4 x 9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47388054126770,"sku":"9788854420359","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/234adabb09f01f1548cf83b76a9e71e3.webp?v=1777920887","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/women-rock-portraits-in-popular-music-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}