Ženy v černém : Faktory ovlivňující vizuální identitu metalistek v současném Česku
| Title in English | Women in Black : Factors Affecting Visual Identity of Female Metalheads in Contemporary Czechia |
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Opus musicum |
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| web | Web publikace |
| Keywords | metal music; subculture; women; gender; masculinity; feminity; style; visualization; identity |
| Description | Is there a prototype for the 21st-century female metalhead? And can it be described? This is one of many questions I am addressing in my partial research, which is a continuation of my long-term dissertation research on female identity in the metal subculture in contemporary Czechia. In the metal subculture, women are still a marginalized minority, but with their thinking and specific conception of style and image. The image here is not uniform; on the contrary, it is very individualized and original. The male world often inspires female metalheads, but this is not the rule, and the motivations for a particular view of the subculture can be very peculiar within masculinity. But at the same time, they are women – will they stand up in this masculine subculture and outside of it? Is there specific sexism towards women here too, and does this undermine the integrity of the female world? And are there sex symbols that have the same visual and cultural connotations in the metal subculture as in mainstream music genres? In this paper, I address issues of style, identification, image, and cultural conceptions of female visualization in a metal subculture that has never fully revealed its feminine side. |
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