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Emo Angst, Masochism, and Masculinity in Crisis

Pages 83-97 | Received 10 Jun 2012, Accepted 24 Nov 2012, Published online: 06 Feb 2013

Discography

  • Dashboard Confessional . Dusk and Summer . CD. Vagrant , 2006 .
  • Dashboard Confessional . The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most . CD. Vagrant , 2001 .
  • Jimmy Eat World . Bleed American . CD. DreamWorks , 2001 .
  • My Chemical Romance . The Black Parade . CD. Reprise , 2006 .
  • My Chemical Romance . Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge . CD. Reprise , 2004 .
  • Silverchair . Neon Ballroom . CD. Sony , 1999 .
  • Taking Back Sunday . Tell All Your Friends . CD. Victory , 2002 .
  • Weezer . Make Believe . CD. Geffen , 2005 .
  • Weezer . Pinkerton . CD. Geffen , 1996 .

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