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TY - CHAP
T1 - Authenticity After Cock Rock
T2 - Emo and the Problem of Femininity
AU - Fathallah, Judith
PY - 2022/11/21
Y1 - 2022/11/21
N2 - The author examines the inter-relationship between authenticity, music and gender in relation to a particular contemporary genre, emotional hardcore or emo. Noting how hard rock often defined itself as authentic in contrast to (feminine) pop music, the author argues that it is possible to see the ‘persistence of masculinism’ in wider debates around the performance of (appropriate) fandom. Drawing on a wealth of online data from platforms such as Reddit, Tumblr and Facebook, the author observes that even as male fans of emo distance themselves from hyper-masculine forms of hard (or cock) rock, they also critique the presence of female fans as ‘inauthentic’.
AB - The author examines the inter-relationship between authenticity, music and gender in relation to a particular contemporary genre, emotional hardcore or emo. Noting how hard rock often defined itself as authentic in contrast to (feminine) pop music, the author argues that it is possible to see the ‘persistence of masculinism’ in wider debates around the performance of (appropriate) fandom. Drawing on a wealth of online data from platforms such as Reddit, Tumblr and Facebook, the author observes that even as male fans of emo distance themselves from hyper-masculine forms of hard (or cock) rock, they also critique the presence of female fans as ‘inauthentic’.
U2 - 10.1108/978-1-80117-936-220221012
DO - 10.1108/978-1-80117-936-220221012
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781801179379
SP - 165
EP - 178
BT - Cultures of Authenticity
A2 - Heřmanová, Marie
A2 - Thurnell-Read, Thomas
A2 - Skey, Michael
PB - Emerald
CY - Bingley
ER -