Hi everyone, As some of you know i'm working on a paper about women and electronic music. As there isn't much information about the topic in existing literature i'm hoping that you will be willing to help me out by replying to this survey. I'm interested in what you all think is going on here. It should take about 10-15 minutes to complete. If all goes well i might turn this into my dissertation cuz i think it's a topic that definitely needs some more attention and i'm totally interested in your experiences. If you have any questions or would like to make any additional comments please feel free to do so.
Please pass this along to any women you know who might be willing to take the time to help me out. Thank you VERY much =)) bekka. Rebekah Farrugia Department of Communication University of Iowa WOMEN AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC This questionnaire is intended for WOMEN over the age of 18. It will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. Your assistance is very much appreciated. This research is being conducted as part of my course work for a graduate level popular music studies course at the University of Iowa. I hope to use the results gathered in the body of my term paper for the course. The focus of the paper will be to examine women's relationship to electronic music, via a discussion of interest, accomplishments, and barriers. It is my hope that this paper will serve as the beginning of a dialogue about women's interactions and experiences with electronic music and its surrounding culture. **I intend to link names to respondents in my research. However, I will ensure confidentiality for respondents who indicate that they prefer anonymity.** PLEASE NOTE: BY COMPLETING THIS QUESTIONAIRE AND FORWARDING IT TO ME YOU ARE GIVING ME PERMISSION TO USE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN MY RESEARCH. YOU MUST BE OVER 18-YEARS-OLD TO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE. Please forward your responses to [EMAIL PROTECTED] by DECEMBER 1, 2000 (the sooner the better actually). If you received this email as a forward from a friend and would prefer to remain anonymous to myself please send your responses to that person who will, after deleting any identifying information (i.e. your email address and name) forward the questionnaire to me. If you have any questions regarding the questionnaire or the focus of my research please feel free to contact me. Also, if you know of any one who might be interested in completing this questionnaire, please forward it IN ITS ENTIRETY (including this introduction) to that person. I thank you for taking the time to read this and hope that you will be able to be able to answer the following questions. Rebekah Farrugia Communication Studies University of Iowa [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please answer the following questions as honestly as possible. If there is any question that you feel unwilling or unable to answer simply skip it and move on to the next. Feel free to expand on any answer. Responses can be answered in the body of the text or at the end of the questionnaire. 1. DO YOU PREFER THAT YOUR ANSWERS REMAIN ANONYMOUS? 2. AGE 3. HOW WOULD YOU CATEGORIZE YOUR CURRENT INVOLVEMENT WITH THE MUSIC? (I.E., DJ, PRODUCER, FAN, PROMOTER, RECORD COLLECTOR, DANCER, ETC.) 4. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST INTRODUCTION TO THE MUSIC? WHAT WAS YOUR PATH TO WHERE YOU ARE NOW? 5. DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC INFLUENCES, NOT NECESSARILY EXPLICITLY RELATED TO THE MUSIC/SCENE THAT HAVE INSPIRED AND/OR ENCOURAGED YOUR INVOLVEMENT? 6. DO YOU FEEL THAT WOMEN ARE REPRESENTED IN LITERATURE (BOOKS, MAGAZINES, WEBSITES) PERTAINING TO THE SCENE? IF YES, ARE THEY REPRESENTED ACCURATEY? PLEASE EXPLAIN. 7. WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT/RESPECT DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE GOTTEN FROM YOUR MALE COUNTERPARTS? HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO SOCIALIZE WITH/BE INCLUDED BY MEN IN THE SCENE? 8. WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE SOME OF THE GREATEST OBSTACLES FACING WOMEN DJS AND PRODUCERS (OR OTHER ROLES) OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC AT THE CURRENT TIME? 9. IF YOU COULD SAY ONE THING TO OTHER WOMEN WHO ARE INVOLVED WITH OR THINKING ABOUT BECOMING MORE ACTIVE WITH ELECTRONIC MUSIC WHAT WOULD IT BE? 10. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD IN RESPONSE TO THESE QUESTIONS OR THE TOPIC IN GENERAL? 11. DID YOU RECEIVE (AS PART OF THIS EMAIL) AN INTRODUCTORY SECTION INCLUDING THE PURPOSE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE, AS WELL AS HOW TO CONTACT THE RESEARCHER? **IF YOU ANSWERED "NO" TO QUESTION 11 YOUR RESPONSES CANNOT BE USED. PLEASE EMAIL [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO REQUEST THIS INFORMATION. Thank you for your time! _______________________________________________ Why pay for something you could get for free? NetZero provides FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
