Media and women image: A Feminist discourse

Feminist Media Perspectives

The Representation of Muslim Women in Non-Islamic Media: A Critical Discourse Analysis Study on Guardian

Providing analytical and social tools, critical discourse analysis (henceforthCDA) can be used to unravel the hidden ideologiesas well as biases in the websof discursive practices involved in texts. In this paper, the van Leeuwen’s (1996)CDA framework is used to analyze an article from a British broadsheet newspaper,the Guardian. To have a more detailed analysis, eleven elements are chosen from...

Introducing the Feminist Management Discourse in Organizations

The article demonstrates management discourse without masculine subtexts. In two organizations in the Norwegian state administration management was talked about either as a truly gender neutral activity or as a “feminine” activity. Managers’ primary tasks were to motivate team members and help them develop their capacities, it was stated. Further, team management was described either by the use...

Sexual and reproductive health and rights: A useful discourse for feminist analysis and activism? Sexual and reproductive health and rights: a useful discourse for feminist analysis and activism?

The fight for sexual and reproductive rights has been the cornerstone of feminist activism and struggle for many decades. The second wave of feminism saw women’s organisations and feminists mobilising around (amongst other important struggles for political and social equality) the right to abortion, access to safe contraceptives, better policies and laws to address rape, domestic violence and t...

Inequality, Intersectionality and the Politics of Discourse: Framing Feminist Alliances