Little, SL (2018) Women, ageing, and Hip Hop: discourses and imageries of ageing femininity. Feminist Media Studies, 18 (1). pp. 34-46. ISSN 1471-5902
Abstract
This article investigates how discourses of ageing femininity are constructed and negotiated amongst females in Hip Hop. Through the analysis of narratives and imageries constructed within the music and videos of rap veteran Missy “Misdemeanour” Elliott, press responses to Missy’s work and comparative accounts of other prominent female rappers’ performative strategies, this article explores some of the ways that female artists are responding to socially gendered notions of ageing in Hip Hop. I argue that Hip Hop females are in some cases using Hip Hop as a vehicle for subverting age narratives that are commonly associated with ageing femininity. Murray Forman’s concept of “age-representing” is brought into dialogue with representations of ageing Hip Hop females to support this analysis. The writings of Ros Jennings and Abigail Gardner are also drawn on to form a supportive framework by offering comparative accounts of female ageing in other popular music sub-fields. This article aims to contribute to the growing feminist critique of ageing and popular music culture.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | gerontology; women; ageing; Hip Hop |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > Performance and Cultural Industries (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2018 11:48 |
Last Modified: | 28 Mar 2018 11:51 |
Published Version: | https://www.tandfonline.com/ |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14680777.2018.1409971 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:129057 |