LITM Extra - 'Rather be a Cyborg than a Goddess': Feminist Perspectives on Music pt.1 [excerpt]

This is an excerpt from a patrons episode. To hear the full show, and much more like this, head to Patreon.com/LoveMessagePod. In this patrons-only bonus episode, Jeremy explores what it means to analyse music from a feminist perspective. Beginning with a literature review of both the various forms of feminism theorised in the 1970s, and the body of feminist music writing from the late 80s to the early 2000s, we hear about the work of important thinkers like Susan McClary, Simon Reynolds, Angela McRobbie and Judith Butler to tease out what the various feminist perspectives were and what the task of feminist music criticism might be. We consider formal expressions of gender within music through Bach, Beethoven and Black Sabbath; spend time with the feminist post-punks Siouxie Sioux, Patti Smith and the Raincoats; think about how disco fits into all this; and consider the work of Laurie Anderson and Donna Haraway in the early 80s as they point towards a new form of cyborg feminism. Produced and edited by Matt Huxley. Books and Articles:Simon Frith and Angela McRobbie - Rock and SexualitySimon Reynolds and Joy Press - The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion and Rock and RollRichard Dyer - In Defence of DiscoAndy Beckett - I Promised You A Miracle: Why 1980-1982 Made Modern BritainDonna Haraway - A Cyborg Manifesto Tracklist:JS Bach - The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 (Contrapunctus 1)Black Sabbath - ParanoidThe Byrds - Wild Mountain ThymeThe Chicago Women's Liberation Rock Band - Mountain Moving DayThe Pleasure Seekers - What a Way To DieJoni Mitchell - Woman of Heart and MindSiouxsie And The Banshees - Mirage (John Peel Sessions)Patti Labelle - The Spirit’s in ItDonna Summer - I Feel LoveThe Raincoats - LolaThe Raincoats - Dancing in my HeadSoft Cell - Say Hello, Wave GoodbyeLaurie Anderson - O Superman