Punk Rock Women Alive and Well in South Philly
Friends Are the Family You Choose
Author(s): Anne Cecil

Explore the important part women played in the Philadelphia Punk Rock scene.

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ISBN: 9781916985049
Pages: 134

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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.

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)

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    About The Book

    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.

    About The Author

    Anne Cecil is Adjunct Professor of Retail Merchandising at Drexel University.

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    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:

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