The Krickets: Gender and Agency in an All-Girl Southern Folk Band

• Other Authors: Lightle, Caitlyn (author)
• Format: Others
• Language: English; English
• Published: Florida State University
• Subjects: Ethnology; Music; Women's studies
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2019_Spring_Lightle_fsu_0071N_15107

This thesis examines the intersection between culture-based social structure and individual agency in all-girl Southern folk band The Krickets. By utilizing practice theory we are able to understand the relationship of the individual to their inherent social rules and then compensate for individual action opposing those rules. Through the action of musical performance The Krickets express their connection to a Southern culture and act against the cultural expectations of femininity therein. In studying The Krickets we can understand how notions of femininity, Southern culture, and folk music intersect to create their individual identities, which both adhere to and subvert their cultural structures. By utilizing video ethnography as a methodology and practicing ethical feminist approaches to anthropology we can understand how The Krickets grapple with concepts of cultural identity verses personal identity. === A Thesis submitted to the Department of Anthropology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. === Spring Semester 2019. === April 5, 2019. === ethnographic film, ethnomusicology, female musicians, feminist anthropology, folk music, practice theory === Includes bibliographical references. === Vincent Joos, Professor Directing Thesis; Kristin Dowell, Committee Member; Jayur Mehta, Committee Member.