MUS 503 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Androgyny, Essentialism, Heteronormativity
12 Mar 2018
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Identity: identity is always 2 things, how we present what we do (how we dress, present ourselves, act a certain way, how we are perceived by everyone around us. Articulation: give clear and effective utterance to, to become united or connected by, in sociology articulation means, the meanings we attach to certain objects. Terms of identity: agency - the capacity of an subject to engage with the social structure, capital , exceptionalism. Gender in rock: masculine con dence though androgyny, idea that we are so masculine we can dress feminine, this is a performance -> women can act, dress and perform the same way and still be rock musicians. Articulation: a way of thinking about the connections between music makers and audiences, links aren"t biologically determined - everyone involved in the music creates the meanings and connections, not just the musicians: record labels, marketing dept. , media.
