“Sticky Business”: An Examination of Female Musicians in the Context of Perth’s Metal Community

This study investigates and elaborates on the experiences of female musicians in the Perth metal music community, which has traditionally been identified as a male-dominated environment and even a hypermasculine space. This study serves to inform the growing research emerging from metal music studie...

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Main Author: Glitsos, Laura
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor and Francis 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75341
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description This study investigates and elaborates on the experiences of female musicians in the Perth metal music community, which has traditionally been identified as a male-dominated environment and even a hypermasculine space. This study serves to inform the growing research emerging from metal music studies and to contribute to the wider conversation about women’s experiences in male-dominated fields. To undertake this research, I used a mixed-methods approach that includes a survey questionnaire of thirteen women who have all identified as musicians interacting within the Perth metal community and one extended interview with a veteran metal guitarist.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-753412020-05-13T03:29:07Z “Sticky Business”: An Examination of Female Musicians in the Context of Perth’s Metal Community Glitsos, Laura This study investigates and elaborates on the experiences of female musicians in the Perth metal music community, which has traditionally been identified as a male-dominated environment and even a hypermasculine space. This study serves to inform the growing research emerging from metal music studies and to contribute to the wider conversation about women’s experiences in male-dominated fields. To undertake this research, I used a mixed-methods approach that includes a survey questionnaire of thirteen women who have all identified as musicians interacting within the Perth metal community and one extended interview with a veteran metal guitarist. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75341 10.1080/03007766.2019.1606254 Taylor and Francis restricted
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title “Sticky Business”: An Examination of Female Musicians in the Context of Perth’s Metal Community
title_full “Sticky Business”: An Examination of Female Musicians in the Context of Perth’s Metal Community
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