''Do ya wanna dance'': Collaborating with and empowering preadolescent girls in feminist interpretive research

Journal/Book: Frontiers J Women Stud. 1998; 19: Univ Press Colorado PO Box 849, Niwot, CO 80544, USA. Frontiers. 42-57.

Abstract: I clearly remember the day my Dad told my sisters and me that he would take us to see The Jackson Five in concert. I had memorized their lyrics while listening to their albums and spent hours watching them on television variety shows. I remember the day felt spectacular and magical. When they came on stage, time seemed to stop, and I just knew Michael knew me and was singing to me alone, even though I was seated in the back of the balcony. He was the coolest boy I knew, and this concert served to deepen my interest in popular music as well as my interest in boys. Today, when I hear Michael Jackson, I can still remember what it felt like to be twelve years old. It was a good time.-the author, a symbolic starting point in conversions with preadolescent girls.

Note: Article Einerson MJ, Univ Idaho, Moscow,ID 83843 USA

Keyword(s): MUSIC

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