"Up Close and Intimate": Catharsis, the Dark Side of Sexuality, and The Dresden Dolls
The Dresden Dolls are a punk-cabaret band that use their music to delve into diverse and taboo subject matter including sexual assault, abortion, and trauma. Despite the morose and grotesque imagery invoked by their lyrics, this paper advocates for the therapeutic effects of catharsis as encouraged...
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Language: | English |
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Western Libraries, The University of Western Ontario
2020-06-01
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Series: | Nota Bene |
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Online Access: | https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/notabene/article/view/8559 |