Pop Culture Feminists besides Pink?

[suwoo]

I am doing a little introductory presentation to my seminar group (I'm a mature student) this week on feminist literary and cultural theory. I have started chronologically with Mary Wollstonecraft, then Virginia woolf, then Kate Millet and finally (so far) Germaine Greer.

I have been inspired by the thread on here today about Pink, so will include the Stupid Girls lyrics. Any other feminist contemporary figures I can refer to, to keep the interest of the kids?

I am putting two images on my handouts this one and the one at the bottom of this blog page

[AliceWorld]

Kate Nash is too. She has said so in interviews and talked about being influenced by riot grrl in. (Although I found the album that was said to be influenced riot grrl disappointingly not so, and there are some dodgy lyrics there, but that's for another day.)

[suwoo]

Never heard of Ani DiFranco, but Peaches Geldof (I assume) is a good call. Not sure if some of them will have even heard of Jo Brand, I am at what some of them have never heard of. Namely New Kids On The Block and Spitting Image thus far.

[suwoo]

Thanks for the x posted ones.

[suwoo]

Thanks for the riot grrl reference, that will be very useful, I'd not heard of it before. All my feminist knowledge is from MN

[KingofHighVis]

Bikini Kill / Le Tigre

[razors]

Lily Allen?

[suwoo]

Cheers for the continued input. Never heard of that Peaches. Have now.

[AliceWorld]

This one is a can of worms, but it you want to introduce a bit of 'is she isn't she' and the blurry lines of feminism, and the trouble people have with the term, Lady Gaga. Google and you'll find much discussion. FWIW lots of the uni age feminists I know love Lady Gaga and see her as feminist. (But we disagree on lots of things)

[AliceWorld]

Riot grrl. 90's though so probably not one to be down with the yoof

[suwoo]

Thanks Alice, loving your linking of Lady Gaga to the blurred themes.

[AliceWorld]

If you've not seen it before, watch to the end.

('92! god I'd old!)

[suwoo]

You know what, I know exactly what that is just from seeing Terry Christian, its her with her fanny out isn't it.

They so won't have heard of The Word!!!!

[SpringHeeledJack]

Lily Allen

plus, I reckon, Gaga

[suwoo]

Have added them .

[AliceWorld]

It is indeed. Well they should have heard of The Word! I vote you do a talk for a whole hour and make sure by the end of it they know all we think they should . And if anyone tries to stop you just keep talking.

[southeastastra]

if it were for pop culture can't you have someone like tracey emin

[southeastastra]

lily allen and pink make me a bit