The Future is Female! Trans(human) Voices of Cher and Anohni
The Future is Female! Trans(human) Voices of Cher and Anohni
Author(s): Konrad SierzputowskiSubject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Music, Communication studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: femininity;transgender;voice;grain;transhumanism;
Summary/Abstract: In this article, I want to present trans(human) Cher and Anohni’s voice qualities. Both singers represent ambiguous and queer forms of femininity that denaturalizes the concept of gender and entangles the listener into a transgressive aesthetic experience. By using the cyborg metaphor proposed by Donna Haraway and the concept of the grain of voice by Roland Barthes, I want to show how a female voice can become a critical form of resistance to the patriarchal and misogynistic conception of femininity.
Journal: Studia de Cultura
- Issue Year: 13/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 21-34
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English