Punk’s Not Dead: Riot Women Review
Trent Loom reviews Riot Women, the latest work from Sally Wainwright, known for Happy Valley. Without having seen Happy Valley, Riot Women is better understood within the broader context of punk in screen entertainment.
Context and Influences
Riot Women draws clear inspiration from Nida Manzoor’s acclaimed two-season Channel 4 sitcom We Are Lady Parts (2021–2024). This show itself has roots tracing back to Eyad Zehra’s 2010 film adaptation of The Taqwacores, based on Michael Muhammad Knight’s 2004 novel.
"The Taqwacores depicted an imaginary American Muslim punk scene, which later inspired a real musical genre known as Taqwacore, promoted by bands such as The Kominas."
Themes in We Are Lady Parts
We Are Lady Parts focused on a fictional all-female British Muslim punk band battling to succeed in the music world despite facing oppression from patriarchy, poverty, and, to a smaller extent, societal Islamophobia.
Summary
Riot Women continues to explore punk's rebellious spirit through a lens shaped by cultural and social challenges, resonating with the legacy of its influential predecessors.
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