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Fangirls : scenes from modern music culture / Hannah Ewens.

by Ewens, Hannah.

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University of Texas Press, 2020.

Women rock music fans.

Rock music fans.

Music fans -- History.

Women -- Sociological aspects.

Rock music -- History and criticism.

Popular music -- History and criticism.

American music series (Austin, Tex.)

9781477322093 (trade pbk)

Alternate title:

Fan girls : scenes from modern music culture

1st University of Texas Press ed.

ix, 239 p. ; 22 cm.

"This work was originally published in 2019 by Quadrille, an imprint of Hardie Grant Publishing"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

An animal within an animal : a brief fangirl history -- The waiting game -- I'm (not) okay : to retreat and return -- Lady Gaga will see you now -- Sex & iPhones & rock & roll -- 'We are the media' : inside the hive mind -- Harry's girls, long-distance love and global fangirling -- Dangerous women and political fun -- Our tears dry on their own : Amy, grief and British female fans -- Witches always live through this : Courtney Love's older fangirls.

"To be a fan is to scream alone together. This is the discovery Hannah Ewens makes in Fangirls: how music fandom is at once a journey of self-definition and a conduit for connection and camaraderie; how it is both complicated and empowering; and how now, more than ever, fandoms composed of girls and young queer people create cultures that shape and change an entire industry. This book is about what it means to be a fangirl. Speaking to hundreds of fans from the UK, US, Europe, and Japan, Ewens tells the story of music fandom using its own voices, recounting previously untold or glossed-over scenes from modern pop and rock music history. In doing so, she uncovers the importance of fan devotion: how Ariana Grande represents both tragedy and resilience to her followers, or what it means to meet an artist like Lady Gaga in person. From One Directioners, to members of the Beyhive, to the author's own fandom experiences, this book reclaims the fangirl label for its young members, celebrating their purpose, their power, and, most of all, their passion for the music they love."--Publisher.

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