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BOOK CHAPTERS

Casci’s chapter ‘Before the Rain, 1980-1984: How Prince Got ‘The Look’ features in Prince and Popular Music: Critical Perspectives on an Interdisclipinary Life, edited by Mike Alleyne & Kirsty Fairclough, published by Bloomsbury.

The anthology includes a diverse range of contributions – taking ethnographic, musicological, sociological, gender studies and cultural studies approaches to analysing Prince’s career. Casci’s essay focuses on the early development of Prince’s style, in particular the trench coat and the garment’s impact within the musician’s visual identity and legacy.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Ritchie, C. (2022) ‘The Sign o’ the Times denim jacket: Exploring fan-generated clothing, identity and community within Prince fandom’, Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture, 12(Dream Factories: Prince, Sign o’ the Times, Box Sets and Cultural Artefacts), 199–213.

Ritchie, C. (2020), ‘Prince the provocateur: The disruption of masculinities through the style of Prince Rogers Nelson’, Queer Studies in Media and Popular Culture, Vol.5, 221 – 237.

Ritchie, C. (2020), ‘Fashioning Prince: Bikini briefs, trench coats and zoot suits, 1978-91’, Critical Studies in Men’s Fashion, 7:1-2, 91-108.

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