Punk Rock Women Alive and Well in South Philly
Explore the important part women played in the Philadelphia Punk Rock scene.
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How is the Philadelphia Punk Rock scene defying gender stereotypes and empowering women to push boundaries and transform their lives?
Drawing on personal experience and interviews, this book explores the important part women play in the Philadelphia Punk Rock scene as creators, cultural producers, community and infrastructure builders, and institutional developers. Author Anne Cecil examines the rise of the Philly scene in the wider Punk context and how, based on location and community, it diverged from the aggressive, masculine stereotype.
Discussing themes of social identity, community, and empowerment, this book is ideal reading for students of Fashion and Style, Gender Studies, Sociology, and Cultural Anthropology.
How is the Philadelphia Punk Rock scene defying gender stereotypes and empowering women to push boundaries and transform their lives?
Drawing on personal experience and interviews, this book explores the important part women play in the Philadelphia Punk Rock scene as creators, cultural producers, community and infrastructure builders, and institutional developers. Author Anne Cecil examines the rise of the Philly scene in the wider Punk context and how, based on location and community, it diverged from the aggressive, masculine stereotype.
Discussing themes of social identity, community, and empowerment, this book is ideal reading for students of Fashion and Style, Gender Studies, Sociology, and Cultural Anthropology.
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Page
- Abstract
- Acknowledgements
- Language
- Contents
- Warning – PUNK is a four-letter word
- Introduction
- Learning objectives
- Preface: My Punk autobiography
- Chapter 1 Debunking academic Punk: How I punked the academy
- Chapter 2 What Punk is: What Punk is not
- Chapter 3 It’s a Philly thing: Badass things happen in Philly
- Chapter 4 Philly Punk music: “So much fun, I love KeN” profile: Marina D’Angelo, cofounder, KeN the band
- Chapter 5 A celebration of failure, innovation, and success profile: Judith Schaechter, international stained glass artist
- Chapter 6 Eat more veggies profile: Elizabeth Fiend, Change Agent
- Chapter 7 “We are we”: A reflection
- Chapter 8 Teaching Punk Culture
- Explore Punk Culture activities
- References
- Recommended further reading
- Index
Anne Cecil is Adjunct Professor of Retail Merchandising at Drexel University.
BLOG: Healthy Creative Outlets for Anger, Anxiety, and Frustration: How My Students’ Zine Forecasted the Future by Anne Cecil
SEMINAR: Reverse Engineering as a Curriculum Development Process
Cite as: A. Cecil and R. El-Morally (2025, August 7), Reverse Engineering as a Curriculum Development Process
A discussion about the ethos and pedagogy of punk and how to bring it into the classroom as educators. Panelists:
- Anne Cecil, Drexel University – Adjunct Professor of Retail Merchandising
- Dr. Reham El-Morally, American University in Cairo (and Gender Studies Collection Editor at LPP)
More about the series:
- For past and future sessions in the series: https://cassyni.com/s/gender-studies
- Dr. El-Morally's Gender Studies Collection: https://livedplacespublishing.com/gender-studies
- For all LPP seminars: https://livedplacespublishing.com/category/seminars
