미국 대중음악에 나타난 여성 인권 운동 요소에 관한 고찰

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the elements of the women's rights movement that appeared in American popular music at the time by observing the women's rights movement that developed around the 1960s and the works of American popular music that reflected it during that time. As a method of research, first, the background and overall flow of the women's rights movement that emerged in the 1960s were examined, and through this, the elements of the women's rights movement were observed. Later, American popular music works published in the 1960s were selected, and the elements of the women's rights movement in American popular music were considered through analysis of the background and main lyrics. Through this study, four elements of the women's rights movement in American popular music in the 1960s 'abolishing gender discrimination', 'improving social gaze and treatment', 'strengthening women's right to decide', and 'guaranteeing women's rights'. Through this conclusion, we intend to provide basic data to observe the relationship between popular music that interacts as a device representing the women's rights movement and to help understand the characteristics of popular music that reflect the consciousness of the time and the public.