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How hard is it to remember Bananarama? The perennial forgetting of girls in music

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posted on 2023-06-07, 07:00 authored by Lucy RobinsonLucy Robinson
Remembering and forgetting female pop musicians sits within the broader project of feminist and queer identity histories. The history of uncovering a past in order to inform the here and now raises questions about the relationship between lived experiences and the types of history that are produced. There is an assumption that each may inform the other. In the 1980s, within the academy, there was a growing understanding of the importance of remembering and re-remembering marginalized agents. This sat alongside an increasing visibility of the girl, both as a market and as a performer. Looking at the discourses, remembering and forgetting, seeing and silencing of the successful girl band Bananarama, I will map the active levels through which female performers have been marginalized, have resisted and persisted. I ask: what will it take for them to be remembered?

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

Popular Music History

ISSN

1740-7133

Publisher

Equinox Publishing

Issue

2

Volume

12

Page range

152-173

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  • History Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2020-05-14

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2022-08-22

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2020-05-14

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