This book provides a sociological examination of gender issues concerning the status of women in the subculture of heavy metal. The study specifically analyzes

Heavy Metal, Gender and Sexuality brings together a collection of original, interdisciplinary, critical essays exploring the negotiated place of gender and sexu

This book is a timely examination of the tension between being a rock music fan and being a woman. From the media representation of women rock fans as groupies

* Laina Dawes is not always the only black woman at metal shows and she's not always the only headbanger among her black female friends. In this book, she quest

“A solid, scholarly analysis of the power, meaning, musical structure, and sociopolitical contexts of the most popular examples of heavy metal.” —Library