Reading Response 9 Part 1

1. How is Sadie Benning's work related to general trends and characteristics in Riot Grrl subculture? How is Riot Grrl subculture similar to and different from punk subculture?

The Riot Grrl subculture was born out of the punk subculture. It shares in its rebellious and porpousful amature nature. It seperates from it in that it is female made by females as the ones in control of the process.

2. Why does Milliken refer to Benning's work as visual essays? What are the advantages of viewing the work in relation to this genre? What is meant by "radical feminist essayistic" form?

He uses “visual essays” to refer to the works because they are encompassing of many catagories. Its use of “I” as the center of the piece to make it a autobiography, a non-fiction piece. It also encompasses fantasy and manifesto according to Milliken