Source 1: Revolution Grrrl and Lady Style, Now! from Peace Review– A Journal for Social Justice 

I will use this scholarly journal to help me give background on the paradigm shift and how this movement created social change in the empowerment of women in the male-dominated rock scene. The journal discussed the methods women took to have their voices heard through the art and music they created.

Source 2: The riot grrrl paradigm present on Kathleen Hanna’s life and career: a continuity of the punk feminist movement

With this article, I will be giving more specified information on the central figure of the feminist punk Riot Grrrl movement, Kathleen Hanna, lead singer of Bikini Kill who played a monumental role in leading the movement with her involvement and music she and her band made.

Source 3: Riot Grrrl and the True Spirit of Rock n’ Roll

This blog post will come into play to describe the true meaning of the social movement and it provides a thorough and informative history of the movement, with many insights on Bikini Kill and Kathleen Hanna furthering relative information on their impactful actions.

Source 4: Asking For It: Riot Grrrl Revolution

This article will be used to provide evidence of the paradigm shift as it goes into depth on the lyrics of popular riot grrrl bands’ songs and the importance of their meaning. These songs convey the message of the based movement largely focusing on advocating for the elimination of discriminatory societal stigma and sexism towards women.

Source 5: We’re the Girls with the Bad Reputations: The Rhetoric of Riot Grrrl

With the use 0f this scholarly thesis I will be able to give more facts and figures on the historical background of the external inhibitors that downplayed women in the punk rock genre and how sexism became aggressive and hostile to many women in this music industry.

Source 6: A Feminist Riot That Still Inspires

Using this source from the Ny Times would serve its purpose of highlighting how this movement still continues today and inspires many women worldwide and encouraged them in pursuits traditionally thought of as male.

Work Cited:

1. Elke zobl (2004) Revolution Grrrl and Lady Style, Now!, Peace Review, 16:4, 445-452, DOI: 10.1080/10402659.2004.10807137   
2. Gelain, Gabriela. (2019). The riot grrrl paradigm present on Kathleen Hanna’s life and career: a continuity of the punk feminist movement (IASPM 2017).
3. Huff, Chris. “Riot Grrrl and the True Spirit of Rock n’ Roll.” Disc Makers Blog, Disc Makers Blog, 10 July 2018, https://blog.discmakers.com/2018/07/riot-grrrl-and-the-true-spirit-of-rock-n-roll/
4. Nadler, Maddy. “Asking For It: Riot Grrrl Revolution.” SPACE, SCIENCES PARTICIPATING WITH ARTS & CULTURE IN EDUCATION, 16 Feb. 2015, https://space.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/explorations/article/asking_for_it_riot_grrrl_revolution1.
5. Garrett, Brittany Tyson. “‘We’re the Girls with the Bad Reputations’: The Rhetoric of Riot Grrrl – UNCG.” https://Libres.uncg.edu/Ir/Wcu/f/Garrett2011.Pdf, e Faculty of the Graduate School of Western Carolina University, Nov. 2011, https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/wcu/f/Garrett2011.pdf.
6. Ryzik, Melena. “A Feminist Riot That Still Inspires.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 3 June 2011, https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/arts/music/the-riot-grrrl-movement-still-inspires.html.

Mills, Ted. “How the Riot Grrrl Movement Created a Revolution in Rock & Punk.” Open Culture, Open Culture, 14 Feb. 2022, https://www.openculture.com/2022/02/how-the-riot-grrrl-movement-created-a-revolution-in-rock-punk.html.