ATGENDER in conversation with Francesca Sobande

Abstract: 

It is more than 40 years since the “Revolution Summer” of 1985 in Washington DC, a time known for a range of impactful efforts to address issues related to inequality and oppression in and beyond hardcore punk spaces. Drawing on research related to hardcore and its offshoots (e.g. post-hardcore and emotional/emotive hardcore – aka (emo)core), this session reflects on dynamics between gender, race, internationalism, and solidarities that are struggled for and sustained through such music. Accounting for elements of the past, present, and future of both music and activism, this session also considers how the rise of social media has shaped ideas about solidarity and associated soundscapes.