"Brave New Ideas Begin": Disability, Gender, and Life-Writing in Twenty-First-Century Pop

Laurie Stras

doi:10.4324/9781315165677-7

"Brave New Ideas Begin": Disability, Gender, and Life-Writing in Twenty-First-Century Pop

Laurie Stras

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Abstract

Lady Gaga’s recent revelations about her chronic health conditions have highlighted some of the issues faced by disabled women forging a career in the pop music industry. Singers Mandy Harvey (USA), Viktoria Modesta (UK), and the Sisters of Invention (Australia) represent a range of pop styles and attitudes, but each puts the experience of disability at the center of their performance. This chapter explores the way these contemporary female disabled artists in Anglophone pop use their creative output as a form of life writing, articulating their views on gender and disability in their music and their engagement with the public.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Popular Music and the Politics of Hope
Subtitle of host publication	Queer and Feminist Interventions
Editors	Susan Fast, Craig Jennex
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	4
Pages	85-104
Number of pages	20
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781315165677
ISBN (Print)	9781138055896, 9781138055865, 1138055891
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315165677-7
Publication status	Published - 16 Apr 2019

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