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In April of 2007, when Virginia Tech became the site of the worst school shooting in U.S. history, Adrienne Trier-Bieniek was a graduate student finishing a masters degree in the school's department of sociology. In the months that followed, Trier-Bieniek sought ways to deal with her heartache and sense of loss. As she had many times before, she turned to Tori Amos's music as a guide for healing, using the songs as channels for her grief. Amoss style of introspective songwriting often focuses on womens experiences. Among other themes, her songs frequently tackle encounters with grief and loss, as well as violence against women, miscarriage, the degradation of the earth and sexual liberation. Using this music to facilitate her own healing led Trier-Bieniek to consider how other women had used Tori Amoss music as a means to heal after trauma. Knowing that many women had turned to Amoss music after an assault, or to help them heal from things like eating disorders or the loss of a child, Trier-Bieniek began to research womens encounters with music in general and Amoss music in particular. This exploration led to a landslide of information regarding the ways women are represented in po

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Author

Adrienne M. Trier-Bieniek

Publisher

Scarecrow Press, Incorporated

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780810885516

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Music, Arts

Rating

4.56 / 5 (16 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14