Rock Against Sexism
Rock Against Sexism | |
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Genre | Punk rock, Protest art, etc. |
Location(s) | UK, North America |
Years active | 1978- |
Rock Against Sexism (RAS) was a political and cultural movement dedicated to promoting women in music,[1] and challenging sexism in the rock music community, pop culture and in the world at large. It was primarily a part of the punk rock music and arts scene.[2]
RAS began in the UK in 1978, and by the mid-1980s also had a presence in North America. It was strongly inspired and influenced by Rock Against Racism and the two movements had many of the same participants.[3][4][5]
In the UK, it began amid controversy when rock and
In the US, Rock Against Sexism, centered in
Legacy
Rock Against Sexism, in both the UK and US, promoted punk rock, performance art, art installations, and other community events by women and members of the LGBT community.[1][2] In the US, the Boston chapter held music workshops for women wanting to learn to play and start bands; "RAS prefigured the riot grrrl movement, giving women more access to punk subculture."[7] Both movements challenged heterosexism, homophobia, sexism and elitism, while confronting stereotypes of women and LGBT people.[2][11]
See also
- Punk ideology
- Queercore
- Riot grrrl
- Rock Against Racism
- Women in punk rock
- Women Who Rock: Making Scenes, Building Communities Oral History Archive
Related lists
- Lists of women in music
- List of punk rock festivals
- List of historic rock festivals
- List of heavy metal festivals
References
- ^ Maximumrocknroll. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Mary Quaile Club presents Rock Against Sexism: I was there". Salford Star. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9781351383905.
- ISBN 0-679-72045-6. Note: Original essay that mentions RAR and RAS is from April, 1979.
- ^ "No Fun!". www.punk77.co.uk. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Rock Against Sexism Records at the Feminist Movements collections, 1880s to the Present, at the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture in the Rubenstein Library". Third Wave Archival Collections - Duke University Libraries. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Rock Against Sexism records, circa 1981-1994 and n.d. Rock against Sexism (Group : Boston, Mass.) Archival and manuscript material. 24 March 2021.
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ignored (help) - ^ DeCosta, Tess (1991). "Queer Nation: Ladies First?". Rock Against Sexism. Boston: Rock Against Sexism.
- ^ "Rock Against Sexism and WBZC's 'A Shot in the Arm for the Needle Exchange Defense Costs Fund'". Rock Against Sexism. Boston: Rock Against Sexism. 1991. pp. 18–19.
- S2CID 37919089.
External links
- The Women's Liberation Music Archive - Feminist music-making in the UK and Ireland in the 1970s and 80s: features Rock Against Sexism materials including pages from the RAS magazine, ‘Drastic Measures’, songs, event flyers, badges, and photos of bands.