From Fritzl to #metoo

Twelve Years of Rape Coverage in the British Press

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

Av Alessia Tranchese

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This is the first longitudinal study of the language used by the British press to talk about rape. This book provides a much-needed linguistic analysis which will be of particular interest to scholars and students of feminist studies, language and gender, corpus-assisted discourse studies, and gendered crime.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-04-02
Mått148 x 210 x 25 mm
Vikt585 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SeriePalgrave Studies in Language, Gender and Sexuality
Antal sidor436
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031093555

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Språkvetenskap och lingvistik inom Sprak och ordbocker
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Part 1: Introduction and context.- Chapter 1: Rape: beyond definitions, misconceptions and myths.- Chapter 2: Incidence of rape in the UK.- Chapter 3: British quality press.- Chapter 4: From Fritzl to Weinstein.- Part 2: Theory and Method.- Chapter 5: Theoretical background.- Chapter 6: Corpus building and analysis.- Part 3: The Discourse of Rape.- Chapter 7: Rape and other crimes.- Chapter 8: Rape and ideology in newspapers.- Chapter 9: Who is the rapist?.- Part 4: From Fritzl to Weinstein: Shifting Discourses.- Chapter 10: Consistencies and inconsistencies.- Chapter 11: Rape trials.- Part 5: Conclusion.- Chapter 12: Reflecting upon methodology.- Chapter 13: Concluding remarks.

“This book has made me much more alert to the biased language used by the media’s reporting on male violence against women. Even those who already possess excellent media literacy and whose feminist lens is clear will learn much from this book and likely develop clearer vision for deep and critical reading of the news.” (Emma Dalton, Revista de Lenguas para fines específicos, Vol. 30, 2024)“Fritzl to #metoo is definitely an important contribution to feminist research and engagement with sexual violence. It offers a nuanced and constructive approach to #metoo beyond the dichotomy of its achievements versus failures. ... Tranchese critically explores the broad sociopolitical context in which #metoo emerged and was disseminated. She highlights the potentialities of #metoo and its interconnections with broader feminist initiatives and agendas ... .” (Júlia Garraio, European Journal of Women’s Studies, Vol. 30 (4), November, 2023)