Running with the Devil Quotes

“It is less important simply to denounce or defend cultural representations of gender than to critique them in the context of an explanation of how they work, what social tensions they address, where they come from, and why they are credible to particular audiences... popular music may teach us more than any other cultural form about the conflicts, conversations, and bids for legitimacy and prestige that comprise cultural activity... By taking the trouble to distinguish carefully among the varieties of representation within heavy metal, we can gain a better understanding of larger interrelationships of gender and power.

- Running with the Devil : Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music”
― Robert Walser, Running with the Devil: Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music