“What do little girls like to do?”: Confronting Sexual Violence and Sexual Assault in Punk

Category: riot grrrl

When she started at Evergreen State College, Kathleen Hanna’s roommate Alle had a poster or the Crass’ Eve Libertine on the wall with some lyrics from “Bata Motel” (1981), a song that directly confronts society’s views of women and the stereotypical image that society projects upon women. The song begins with Libertine pointing out that at six or seven young girls gets asked, “What … Read More “What do little girls like to do?”: Confronting Sexual Violence and Sexual Assault in Punk

April 8, 2025 + combat rock, far away, punk, riot grrrl, september 11, sleater kinney

“Dissent’s not treason, but they talk like it’s the same”: Revisiting Post-September 11 Protest Songs in the Current Moment

by Matthew Teutsch

For most people, the music of their youth defines them. They stick, in many ways, to the albums and songs that made them who they are today. It becomes an ever-present soundtrack. While this may be true for a most individuals, I find myself constantly seeking out new music that I have never heard just as much as I revisit albums I love. In … Read More “Dissent’s not treason, but they talk like it’s the same”: Revisiting Post-September 11 Protest Songs in the Current Moment

January 14, 2025 + bikini kill, carrie brownstein, kathleen hanna, memoir, riot grrrl, salman rushdie, syllabus

Personal Memoir Syllabus

by Matthew Teutsch

Whenever I work on a syllabus, I always have some amorphous idea for a theme and for the texts I want to use in the course. For introductory composition courses where the goal is to teach students to write argumentative essays and move towards the incorporation of sources into their work, I always structure the course around personal narratives because, for me, starting by … Read More Personal Memoir Syllabus

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“What do little girls like to do?”: Confronting Sexual Violence and Sexual Assault in Punk

Category: riot grrrl