8. Sexism and racism in music
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | 8. Sexism and racism in music - Gender Matters |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Sara Mills; Sheffield Hallam University; United Kingdom |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Gender Studies; Women authors |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | gender studies; feminism; poetry; literature |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | PR111-116 Women authors; PN1010-1525 Poetry |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | This essay aims to examine the debates around the issues of sexism, particularly as they relate to the interpretation of misogynist lyrics in rap and hip hop. The lyrics of these songs are offensive to many women because of their use of terms like ‘ho’ and ‘bitch’ to refer to women, but it is important to try to analyse these lyrics in context, since there have been a number of campaigns within the right wing press and by politicians which have centred on the offensiveness of the lyrics of these songs. These attacks have bordered on racism and it is therefore important for feminists to consider very carefully their analysis of hip hop and rap, so that they understand the conditions of their production and the range of interpretations which are possible. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| 8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 01-Feb-2012 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11. | Type | Type | |
| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/19770 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.19770 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Gender Matters |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) | global |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |