The Riot Grrrl Effect

“I wanna be your Joey Ramone, pictures of me on your bedroom door…” RIOT GRRRL AND THE LGBT COMMUNITY Considering the participation of queer-identified women in the movement, did Riot Grrrl have a positive and/or lasting impact on the LGBT community? Rationale In this category, which will most likely be the first of my sub-claims, I intend … Continue reading I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone (Riot Grrrl & The LGBT Community)

“It’s thinking I’m the hero of this pretty white song.” RIOT GRRRL AND RACE What was the role of race in Riot Grrrl, and how did the lack of even representation impact the overall message? Rationale This sub-claim serves to outline the relationship between Riot Grrrl and racial demographics.  There is little dispute over the … Continue reading White Girl (The Role of Race)

“All the doves that fly past my eyes have a stickiness to their wings.” I made my best effort to approach this project without bias. More accurately, I sought to ignore my existing biases for the sake of research. Though the bias remained (naturally) at the back of my mind, I found that many of … Continue reading Feels Blind (Claim Focus)

“It’s the thing you’ll never know, it’s the thing you’ll never own.” What is the point of this research? Why have I chosen this particular topic of study? The musical inspiration that helped me survive my teenage years, combined with a lasting sense of respect for ‘Riot Grrrl’  ideals, initially drove me to pursue this subject. The gaps … Continue reading Words and Guitar (Inquiry Focus)

“They wanna tell me something that I don’t already know.” RIOT GRRRL AND THE FUTURE OF FEMINIST EXPRESSION What else comprises the legacy of the Riot Grrrl movement? How has it affected the portrayal of women in modern music, and the media in general? Rationale The final section of my argument will examine more recent examples of women in … Continue reading Finale (The Future of Feminist Expression)