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Fangirls: Scenes from Modern Music Culture by Hannah Ewens
Book Review — “Fangirls: Scenes From Modern Music Culture” by Hannah Ewens (2019)
Categories — Nonfiction, Music, Pop Culture, 2000s, Nostalgia, “Fan Studies,” Subcultures, Internet History
Pub Info — @utexaspress (USA 2020), Quadrille (UK 2019) 4.1 rating + 720 ratings on Goodreads
Quick Summary — A nostalgic exploration of female obsession via the love of bands, especially through the lens of early to mid 2000s bands. Relays personal experiences, insights from interviews and conversations. I give it 3.5 stars. It's really enjoyable and presented in a way that is accessible to all readers. It does engage with academics, but it is not heavy in this matter.
After grappling with the experience of attending a concert last week with a primarily Gen Z audience, I am coming to terms with the end of my twenties like a philosopher examines the meaning of self. As in… I’m feeling a bit groggy and I need aspirin.
Yet, this aging-out-of-youth elder emo is a sucker for punishment and loves diving deep into the abyss of nostalgia. So, coming across “Fangirls” was a welcomed treat. This book is more a collection of thematic essays that zones in on the experiences of youth — it may be that the particular audience was millennial here, but fangirling has not ever been designated to just one generation.
Fangirling in this book’s definition is obsessive music fandom via the female perspective.
Delivered in a lightly academic tone (there are bits about “fan studies theory”), the chapters include:
Categories — Nonfiction, Music, Pop Culture, 2000s, Nostalgia, “Fan Studies,” Subcultures, Internet History
Pub Info — @utexaspress (USA 2020), Quadrille (UK 2019) 4.1 rating + 720 ratings on Goodreads
Quick Summary — A nostalgic exploration of female obsession via the love of bands, especially through the lens of early to mid 2000s bands. Relays personal experiences, insights from interviews and conversations. I give it 3.5 stars. It's really enjoyable and presented in a way that is accessible to all readers. It does engage with academics, but it is not heavy in this matter.
After grappling with the experience of attending a concert last week with a primarily Gen Z audience, I am coming to terms with the end of my twenties like a philosopher examines the meaning of self. As in… I’m feeling a bit groggy and I need aspirin.
Yet, this aging-out-of-youth elder emo is a sucker for punishment and loves diving deep into the abyss of nostalgia. So, coming across “Fangirls” was a welcomed treat. This book is more a collection of thematic essays that zones in on the experiences of youth — it may be that the particular audience was millennial here, but fangirling has not ever been designated to just one generation.
Fangirling in this book’s definition is obsessive music fandom via the female perspective.
Delivered in a lightly academic tone (there are bits about “fan studies theory”), the chapters include: