1st Edition

Queerness in Heavy Metal Music Metal Bent

By Amber R. Clifford-Napoleone Copyright 2015
180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

While the growing field of scholarship on heavy metal music and its subcultures has produced excellent work on the sounds, scenes, and histories of heavy metal around the world, few works have included a study of gender and sexuality. This cutting-edge volume focuses on queer fans, performers, and spaces within the heavy metal sphere, and demonstrates the importance, pervasiveness, and... Read more

Introduction  1. Heavy Metal Queerscape  2. Black Leather  3. Outsider Togetherness  4. Everybody Knows  5. Eat Me Alive  Conclusion

Biography

Amber R. Clifford-Napoleone is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Curator of Nance Collections at the University of Central Missouri, USA.