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Pop Culture Feminists besides Pink?

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suwoo · 25/02/2011 21:58

I am doing a little introductory presentation to my seminar group (I'm a mature student) this week on feminist literary and cultural theory. I have started chronologically with Mary Wollstonecraft, then Virginia woolf, then Kate Millet and finally (so far) Germaine Greer.

I have been inspired by the thread on here today about Pink, so will include the Stupid Girls lyrics. Any other feminist contemporary figures I can refer to, to keep the interest of the kids?

I am putting two images on my handouts this one and the one at the bottom of this blog page

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StewieGriffinsMom · 25/02/2011 22:08

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AliceWorld · 25/02/2011 22:11

Kate Nash is too. She has said so in interviews and talked about being influenced by riot grrl in. (Although I found the album that was said to be influenced riot grrl disappointingly not so, and there are some dodgy lyrics there, but that's for another day.)

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suwoo · 25/02/2011 22:13

Never heard of Ani DiFranco, but Peaches Geldof (I assume) is a good call. Not sure if some of them will have even heard of Jo Brand, I am Hmm at what some of them have never heard of. Namely New Kids On The Block and Spitting Image thus far.

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suwoo · 25/02/2011 22:14

Thanks for the x posted ones.

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suwoo · 25/02/2011 22:18

Thanks for the riot grrl reference, that will be very useful, I'd not heard of it before. All my feminist knowledge is from MN Grin

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KingofHighVis · 25/02/2011 22:18

Bikini Kill / Le Tigre

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razors · 25/02/2011 22:19

Lily Allen?

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suwoo · 25/02/2011 22:22

Cheers for the continued input. Never heard of that Peaches. Have now.

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AliceWorld · 25/02/2011 22:22

This one is a can of worms, but it you want to introduce a bit of 'is she isn't she' and the blurry lines of feminism, and the trouble people have with the term, Lady Gaga. Google and you'll find much discussion. FWIW lots of the uni age feminists I know love Lady Gaga and see her as feminist. (But we disagree on lots of things)

AliceWorld · 25/02/2011 22:24
Riot grrl. 90's though so probably not one to be down with the yoof Grin
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suwoo · 25/02/2011 22:29

Thanks Alice, loving your linking of Lady Gaga to the blurred themes.

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AliceWorld · 25/02/2011 22:29
If you've not seen it before, watch to the end.

('92! god I'd old!)

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suwoo · 25/02/2011 22:33

You know what, I know exactly what that is just from seeing Terry Christian, its her with her fanny out isn't it.

They so won't have heard of The Word!!!! Grin

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SpringHeeledJack · 25/02/2011 22:37

Lily Allen

plus, I reckon, Gaga

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suwoo · 25/02/2011 22:37

Have added them Wink.

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AliceWorld · 25/02/2011 22:38

It is indeed. Well they should have heard of The Word! I vote you do a talk for a whole hour and make sure by the end of it they know all we think they should Grin. And if anyone tries to stop you just keep talking.

southeastastra · 25/02/2011 22:40

if it were for pop culture can't you have someone like tracey emin

southeastastra · 25/02/2011 22:41

lily allen and pink make me Hmm a bit