The Riot Grrrl Collection

By Lisa Darms and Johanna Fateman

Archival material from the 1990s underground movement “preserves a vital history of feminism” (Ann Cvetkovich, author of Depression: A Public Feeling).
 
For the past two decades, young women (and men) have found their way to feminism through Riot Grrrl. Against the backdrop of the culture wars and before the rise of the Internet or desktop publishing, the zine and music culture of the Riot Grrrl movement empowered young women across the country to speak out against sexism and oppression, creating a powerful new force of liberation and unity within and outside of the women’s movement. While feminist bands like Bikini Kill and Bratmobile fought for their place in a male-dominated punk scene, their members and fans developed an extensive DIY network of activism and support. The Riot Grrrl Collection reproduces a sampling of the original zines, posters, and printed matter for the first time since their initial distribution in the 1980s and ’90s, and includes an original essay by Johanna Fateman and an introduction by Lisa Darms.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Jan 19, 2015
• ISBN: 9781558619098

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Reviews for The Riot Grrrl Collection

[shulera1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is invaluable for anyone interested in the zines of Riot Grrrl. It's easy to forget that the movement was not just about music, but expression of all kinds, and especially literature. It was about opening up whole new ways of writing that differed from the typical, and writing about subjects that were pretty atypical at the time.

Once you get past the spelling errors that are common throughout the zines, they are truly spectacular examples of total honesty in writing.

An inspiring collection that I plan on perusing endlessly.