Sex, Dr(a)gs and Rock’n’Roll: Diverse Masculinities of Glam Metal, Sleaze Metal and Hair Metal

The following essay retraces the genre development and correlations of three 1980s hard rock subgenres: glam metal, sleaze metal and hair metal. This issue is considered, primarily, with reference to the theory of hegemonic and non-hegemonic masculinities developed by Raewyn Connell and reviewed aga...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8504b5d17e2c46ed9b5cb59636587fa22021-11-09T10:24:06ZSex, Dr(a)gs and Rock’n’Roll: Diverse Masculinities of Glam Metal, Sleaze Metal and Hair Metal10.7311/0860-5734.30.1.110860-5734https://doaj.org/article/8504b5d17e2c46ed9b5cb59636587fa22021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doaj.org/toc/0860-5734The following essay retraces the genre development and correlations of three 1980s hard rock subgenres: glam metal, sleaze metal and hair metal. This issue is considered, primarily, with reference to the theory of hegemonic and non-hegemonic masculinities developed by Raewyn Connell and reviewed against the theory of genre development by Jennifer C. Lena and Richard A. Peterson. Both theories are employed in order to underline the subtle differences between the subgenres, arguably linked to the masculinities performed by the artists’ assumed stage personas. Aside from the scholarly references, the research includes various interviews with the artists and music journalists, an analysis of over a hundred song lyrics and the vast repertoire of visual arts accompanying the music.Celina JerayInstitute of English Studiesarticleheavy metalnon-hegemonic masculinityglam metalsleaze metalhair metalmusic historygenre theoryEnglish languagePE1-3729English literaturePR1-9680ENAnglica. An International Journal of English Studies, Vol 30, Iss 1, Pp 171-190 (2021)
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topic heavy metal
non-hegemonic masculinity
glam metal
sleaze metal
hair metal
music history
genre theory
English language
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English literature
PR1-9680
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hair metal
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genre theory
English language
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English literature
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Celina Jeray
Sex, Dr(a)gs and Rock’n’Roll: Diverse Masculinities of Glam Metal, Sleaze Metal and Hair Metal
description The following essay retraces the genre development and correlations of three 1980s hard rock subgenres: glam metal, sleaze metal and hair metal. This issue is considered, primarily, with reference to the theory of hegemonic and non-hegemonic masculinities developed by Raewyn Connell and reviewed against the theory of genre development by Jennifer C. Lena and Richard A. Peterson. Both theories are employed in order to underline the subtle differences between the subgenres, arguably linked to the masculinities performed by the artists’ assumed stage personas. Aside from the scholarly references, the research includes various interviews with the artists and music journalists, an analysis of over a hundred song lyrics and the vast repertoire of visual arts accompanying the music.
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title Sex, Dr(a)gs and Rock’n’Roll: Diverse Masculinities of Glam Metal, Sleaze Metal and Hair Metal
title_short Sex, Dr(a)gs and Rock’n’Roll: Diverse Masculinities of Glam Metal, Sleaze Metal and Hair Metal
title_full Sex, Dr(a)gs and Rock’n’Roll: Diverse Masculinities of Glam Metal, Sleaze Metal and Hair Metal
title_fullStr Sex, Dr(a)gs and Rock’n’Roll: Diverse Masculinities of Glam Metal, Sleaze Metal and Hair Metal
title_full_unstemmed Sex, Dr(a)gs and Rock’n’Roll: Diverse Masculinities of Glam Metal, Sleaze Metal and Hair Metal
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