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Catamania : The Dissonance of Female Pleasure and Dissent
Catamania The Dissonance of Female Pleasure and Dissent Author:Adele Olivia Gladwell Catamania is a radical, compelling study of the female voice. Multi-contextual theorist Gladwell posits her analysis of the polemic of feminist rhetorical discourse as it presents a fresh and vital approach to an anatomy of female subjectivity through precise listening and the audacity to speak aloud. In its uniquely poetic language, the... more » book chronicles the work of many seminal artistes and performers who are seizing hold of a new phonetics and sonic eloquence. Amongst subjects discussed are the lone siren wail, the 'helpless' scream of the disenfranchised, the earliest recorded voices of blues, soul and attitude; through to the electric voice of the post-modern orator, and the assaults of frontline agitators and feminist neo-punk.« less