What Are You Doing Here?
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| Author | Laina Dawes |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Publisher | Bazillion Points |
Publication date | January 8, 2013 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 978-1935950059 |
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal is a non-fiction book written by the Canadian journalist Laina Dawes.[1] First published in 2013, the book explores how black women musicians and fans navigate the metal, hardcore, and punk music genres[2] that are regularly thought of as inclusive spaces and centered on a community spirit, but fail to block out the race and gender issues that exist in the outside world. It features a foreword by Skin of Skunk Anansie.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Dawes, Laina (2012). What are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal. Bazillion Points. ISBN 978-1-935950-05-9.
- ^ Heesch, Florian; Scott, Niall (7 July 2016). Heavy Metal, Gender and Sexuality: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-12298-2.
- ^ Sobande, Francesca (2020). The Digital Lives of Black Women in Britain. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-46679-4.