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Volume 7, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 2052-3998
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Abstract

Cultural expressions reflect the ways in which a society represents its traditions, its interpretations of the world, and the views of the people that develop within it. Likewise, they are capable of representing a system of gender roles that are reproduced and legitimized through them. Rock and metal music, as artistic expressions, can reproduce differentiated male and female roles that, in turn, reproduce inequality and an uneven access to opportunities. This has been constant in Colombian society; therefore, uncovering these manifestations and seeking ways to question and transform these roles have become increasingly important tasks. In this short article, we describe some characteristics of female participation in Colombian metal, and how this intervention responds to the particularities of its context. We approach this objective by analysing testimonies of women who currently work as metal and rock artists in Colombia.

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Keyword(s): discrimination; feminism; gender inequality; metal; rock; sexism; violence; women
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