Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, New York
Friday-Saturday, March 5-6, 2010

Music has long served social movements as a sound track, as a means of communication, and as its own arena for activism. While multiple generations of feminists have used music in these ways, it has played especially vital roles for those born since the 1970s. This conference will explore the ways in which young feminists have defined and expressed politics through music and musical cultures and communities. Among the questions we will ponder are: How does music reflect sites of agreement and conflict among different groups of feminists? How have movements like Riot Grrrl and Hip Hop feminism attracted young women to feminist activism?

Topics include but are not limited too:
Hip Hop Feminism
Body Politics
Feminist Messages in World Music
Young Feminists’ Musical Icons
Zines in Feminist Culture
The Riot Grrrl Movement
Lesbian Music
The Politics of Race in Feminist Music

Deadline: December 1, 2009
Email Submissions are preferred (tjames@slc.edu).