192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Grunge has been perceived as the music that defined 'Generation X'. Twenty years after the height of the movement there is still considerable interest in its rise and fall, and its main figures such as Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love. As a form of 'retro' music it is even experiencing a resurgence, and Cobain remains an icon to many young music fans today. But what was grunge, and what has it... Read more
1 Introduction 2 Theories of Grunge and Memory 3 Defining Grunge in the Media 4 Defining Grunge in Memory 5 The Memory of Kurt Cobain 6 Gender and Grunge 7 Generation X, ‘the 90s’ and Youth
Biography
Dr Catherine Strong, Lecturer in Sociology, Monash University, Australia
'This book is a welcome addition to academic libraries collecting in the sociology of popular music and memory.' Association for Recorded Sound Collections Journal '[Strong] does a remarkable job of historically contextualizing grunge and investigating how it is understood today... Strong’s examination of how women are either denigrated or excluded from the canon is fascinating and opens up avenues for further research into the displacement of women not only in grunge, but also in rock music more generally... for those scholars who are looking for a book that attempts to situate grunge historically while also discussing its remnants in modern consciousness, Grunge is an exceptional foray into the genre.' Popular Musicology Online
