Lauraine leblanc biography of nancy
auraine Leblanc has more than an academic knowledge of her dissertation topic, "The Flowers in your Dustbin: Girls in the North American Punk Subcultures of the s." As a teenager in Montreal, Leblanc was thrown out of high school for shaving her head.
"The educational system was corrupt," says Leblanc, who received her doctoral degree at this year's Commencement.
Lauraine leblanc biography of nancy pelosi I hate to think that the experiences of the women I've met in various scenes goes completely unexamined. In Pretty in Punk, Lauraine Leblanc examines what happens when girls ignore these cultural messages, parody ideas of beauty, and refuse to play the games of teenage femininity. What role does the subculture play in their perceptions of themselves, and in their self-esteem? Back to results."I had an A average and not one detention. I transferred to an alternative school where they cared about academic performance rather than appearance."
After earning her master of arts degree from Emory in , Leblanc pursued a doctorate from the Institute for Women's Studies. Her dissertation focuses on how female punk rockers, ranging in age from fourteen to thirty-seven, use their subculture to resist mainstream gender norms.
Leblanc interviewed forty young women in San Francisco, Montreal, New Orleans, and Atlanta for her study.
" 'Punk' is a subculture that is anti-authoritarian in a very spectacular way," says Leblanc. Punk girls, she adds, reject the images of femininity projected by the print and broadcast media.
Lauraine leblanc biography of nancy Send Cancel. Popular Recent. Find it at other libraries via WorldCat Limited preview. Publication date ISBN cloth : alk.She found they had "very good self-concepts based on an alternative culture they had created for themselves. My message to parents of middle school girls who are 'acting out' is not to see it as a problem but as away for the girls to deal with a society that has created roles that are fundamentally unhealthy for them."
Leblanc's message is frequently borne out in the stories of the girls she befriended during her research.
For example, one of her interviewees enrolled in the London School of Economics, green mohawk and all, to pursue a master of sociology degree.
A past recipient of the American Association of University Women's American Dissertation Fellowship and an Emory dean's teaching fellowship, Leblanc is currently preparing her dissertation for publication.
She also works for the DeKalb Rape Crisis Center, implementing a curriculum on sexual harassment for DeKalb County middle school students.
--Nancy Seideman
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