Tecnologias musicais, materialidades artísticas e ativismo feminino: o caso do Girls Rock Camp Porto Alegre = Musical technologies, artistic materialities and female activism: the case of Girls Rock Camp Porto Alegre

Abstract

This article aims to (i) examine the environment of female invisibility inmusic and the rise of women in rock; (ii) check the history of Riot grrrl movementand of the Girls Rock Camps; understand its goals and motivations; identify the keyplayers involved in the production of the Porto Alegre edition and analyse thearticulation, production and dissemination strategies; (iii) investigate the use ofcollective intelligence and the Do It Yourself ethos in the transmission of knowledgeabout musical technologies during the event, as well as for the organisation thereof,through the use of digital technologies throughout the stages of production anddissemination of the Girls Rock Camp Porto Alegre; and (iv) in the end, examinethe relationship between participation in the Girls Rock Camp Porto Alegre and theconstruction of a rocker identity in girls.