History
476
Devine
Spring
2016
Study
Questions for May 10-12
Kevin Mattson, “Did Punk Matter?”
Rebecca Daugherty, “The Spirit of ‘77”
1.
How were women’s roles in the world
of music constricted during the 1950s and 1960s? What roles did they play? How were they treated by male performers and
industry executives?
2.
What impact did the emergence of
punk have on young women? How did female
punks demonstrate their rejection of traditional notions about femininity?
Ilana Nash, “Hysterical Scream or Rebel Yell?”
1.
According to Ilana Nash, how did
teenage girls who listened to Shawn Cassidy (and other teen idols) actually
demonstrate more of a feminist consciousness than other girls in the “cool”
group who listened to hard rock music?
2.
How does Nash answer the criticism
that young girls idolized “androgynous” singers like Shawn Cassidy because they
weren’t “ready for real boys”?