Writing a Riot

Riot grrrls, punk feminists most well-known for their girl power activism and message, used punk ideologies and the literacy practice of zine-ing to create radical feminist sites of resistance.

Riot grrrls, punk feminists best known for their girl power activism and message, used punk ideologies and the literacy practice of zine-ing to create radical feminist sites of resistance. In what ways did zines document feminism and activism of the 1990s? How did riot grrrls use punk ideologies to participate in DIY sites? In Writing a Riot: Riot Grrl Zines and Feminist Rhetorics, Buchanan argues that zines are a form of literacy participation used to document personal, social, and political values within punk. She examines zine studies as an academic field, how riot grrrls used zines to promote punk feminism, and the ways riot grrrl zines dealt with social justice issues of rape and race. Writing a Riot is the first full-length book that examines riot grrrl zines and their role in documenting feminist history.

Autorentext

Rebekah J. Buchanan is Associate Professor of English and Director of English Education at Western Illinois University. Her research interests include out-of-school literacy practices of youth especially in activist music scenes, fandoms, Harry Potter literary tourism and representation of teachers in popular culture.

Inhalt

Preface - Acknowledgments - Introduction - Zines and Punk - Girl Zine Studies - Putting the Riot Back Into Punk - Defining and Documenting Riot Grrrl - What Is Riot Grrrl Anyway? - Riot Grrrl Zines as Social Circulation - Riot Grrrl Zines and Justice Issues - Yes, We Use the Word Rape - Race and Riot Grrrl Zines - Who Cares? Or, Why Does Riot Grrrl Really Matter - Index.