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Plenty has been written about male British punk rockers, but no one has analyzed the important contributions of women in this landmark musical moment with as much detail as Fournier does in this impressive study. Interweaving British social history with close feminist readings of text, art, fashion, performance and sound, Fournier reveals how punk women addressed issues of work, domesticity, sexuality, violence and more through their trailblazing efforts. * Theo Cateforis, Associate Professor of Music History and Cultures, Syracuse University, USA * Punk and Disorderly traces a significant path through the history of punk rock, unveiling the work and experiences of British female punk artists in the late 1970s and early 80s. A genre that is characterized by resistance to political oppression, Karen Fournier exposes the male-dominated perspective of the punk scene and illuminates the challenges faced by female artists. Fournier’s intersectional approach to gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, class and age offers an impressive reflection on the barriers these artists confronted and leads the reader to an enlightened understanding of “female punk” identities. * Lori Burns, Professor of Music, University of Ottawa, Canada *

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Karen Fournier is Associate Professor of Music at the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance at the University of Michigan, USA. Her research focuses principally on issues of gender, sexuality, and class in British and American punk rock in the 1970s. She is the author of The Words and Music of Alanis Morissette (2015).

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