The Songs of Joni Mitchell: Gender, Performance and Agency

by Anne Karppinen

Book Overview

An unorthodox musician from the start, singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's style of composing, performing, and of playing (and tuning) the guitar is unique. In the framework of sexual difference and the gendered discourses of rock this immediately begs the questions: are Mitchell's songs specifically feminine and, if so, to what extent and why?

Anne Karppinen addresses this question focusing on the kind of music and lyrics Mitchell writes,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367229315
• ISBN13: 9780367229313
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"