Hi Immy Welcome to the list. You have cracked open the biggest book on Joni within these here walls. You will find a plethora of info amongst these old hippies and youngsters alike. Hope you do well with your project. I am not much on the trivia and stuff, but I DO love the music and the people it attracts here. Best of luck.
Michael on 9/7/02 10:34 AM, Doman, Iruma at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi everyone! > My name is Immy and i am a new member of the JMDL discussion list. I joined, > partly because i am a huge Joni Mitchell fan, but also because i am > currently writing my thesis -and it is on Joni!!! > I am a university student in my final year and my thesis is on Joni Mitchell > and issues of gender. Joni is particularly interesting to look at within > this context, because she embodies so many contradictions and she has had a > complex and interesting relationship with the Feminist movement. I am going > to look at how she is distinctive in expressing/exemplifying a strong woman > (e.g. by breaking new ground in the music industry which, at the time, was > comlitely male dominated; by retaining such a great degree of control over > her career, album covers; by becoming one of the most important women in > rock and one of the most important songer-songwriters in the history of pop > music, etc), but not necessarily in feminist terms. When questioned about > the feminist movement in interviews, Joni has repeatedly stated that she > does not identify with it, because she finds it too 'apartheid' and she > feels it can potentially create a greater rift between the sexes. However, > she is undoubtedly an extremely strong and independent woman and even > considered by some to be a feminist role model. Many of her lyrics are also > open to feminist interpretations. > I am going to look at the ways in which she presents relationships, the self > etc. I will look at whether all her songs are gendered, and if many are not, > are they still gendered because of the image she projects? > > At the moment, i am in the research stage and i have a lot of ideas floating > around, but not much order to them yet. > > The reason i am writing to you all, is that i am really interested in any > feedback you have or ideas/opinions on these topics. ANYTHING that could be > of help would be very much appreciated. e.g. what songs do you think it > would be important for me to look at within this context? Are there any > specific books/articles/interviews/people i should contact that could help > me with my research. (I have already read most of the articles on the JMDL > website, as well as most of the books published on Joni Mitchell. However, i > don't want to get bogged down with too much background information either, > as the thesis has to be a maximum of 8000 words long, so i have to stay > focused to my argument on the issues of gender.) If anyone wants want to > write to me with any ideas, please e-mail me on [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also, > if anyone is interested in reading a copy of my thisis when it is finished, > please let me know! (although it won't be completed it until April '03!). > I look forward to hearing from you. > Best wishes, > Immy > > > floating around, but not much order to them yet. significant and influential > female singer-songwriters in the history of
