scholarly journals Post-machismo, gender violence, and opinion dynamics in digital media. Exploring the Spanish reality through the experience of eldiario.es

Teknokultura ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-228
Author(s):  
Laura Martínez-Jiménez ◽  
Belén Zurbano-Berenguer
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Opinion Dynamics ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
Digital Medium ◽  
Political Awareness ◽  
Online Newspaper ◽  
Online Audiences ◽  
The Media ◽  
The One

Gender violence has gradually become a public issue and a matter of State concern under permanent discussion in the Spanish media. Its increasing visibility has stimulated social and political awareness, but has also given rise to controversies, which are especially manifested in the digital environment. In this environment, meanings are built and expressed not only by the media, but also by online audiences participating through various mechanisms. This work observes the dynamics of the readers’ views on gender violence, as expressed in a politically progressive born-digital medium like eldiario.es. A sample of 716 comments to articles on gender violence published by this online newspaper are analyzed. A quantitative analysis shows a male-dominated participation of readers who are not subscribed to the site and whose views are contrary to those of eldiario.es’ editorial charter and its commitment to equality. A qualitative analysis of the contents of those comments reveals the recurring use of the feminist-antifeminist dichotomy in the debate, as well as a questioning of the scientific nature, purpose and suitability of feminism for the eradication of gender violence. Finally, the promotion of a genuine democratic debate in digital sites as the one here analyzed is discussed in light of women’s notable underrepresentation in the debate and of the possible misuse of participation as a means to perpetrate symbolic violence against women.

Murder with Impunity: The Construction of Arab Masculinities and Honor Crimes

1970 ◽  
pp. 38-45
Author(s):  
May Abu Jaber
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Social Boundaries ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Media ◽  
The One ◽  
Male Authority ◽  
Cultural Networks ◽  
Gender Specific

Violence against women (VAW) continues to exist as a pervasive, structural,systematic, and institutionalized violation of women’s basic human rights (UNDivision of Advancement for Women, 2006). It cuts across the boundaries of age, race, class, education, and religion which affect women of all ages and all backgrounds in every corner of the world. Such violence is used to control and subjugate women by instilling a sense of insecurity that keeps them “bound to the home, economically exploited and socially suppressed” (Mathu, 2008, p. 65). It is estimated that one out of every five women worldwide will be abused during her lifetime with rates reaching up to 70 percent in some countries (WHO, 2005). Whether this abuse is perpetrated by the state and its agents, by family members, or even by strangers, VAW is closely related to the regulation of sexuality in a gender specific (patriarchal) manner. This regulation is, on the one hand, maintained through the implementation of strict cultural, communal, and religious norms, and on the other hand, through particular legal measures that sustain these norms. Therefore, religious institutions, the media, the family/tribe, cultural networks, and the legal system continually disciplinewomen’s sexuality and punish those women (and in some instances men) who have transgressed or allegedly contravened the social boundaries of ‘appropriateness’ as delineated by each society. Such women/men may include lesbians/gays, women who appear ‘too masculine’ or men who appear ‘too feminine,’ women who try to exercise their rights freely or men who do not assert their rights as ‘real men’ should, women/men who have been sexually assaulted or raped, and women/men who challenge male/older male authority.

Do consumers dig it all? The interplay of digital and print formats in media

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 489-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anjala S. Krishen ◽  
Sheen Kachen ◽  
Michael Kraussman ◽  
Zeenath Haniff
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Personal Space ◽  
Digital Medium ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Media Type ◽  
The Media ◽  
Lock In

Purpose This study aims to explore consumers’ motivations in the adoption of either print or digital forms of media, given the fluctuation of trends and attitudes in magazine consumption in the USA. This paper utilizes cognitive lock-in and the power law of practice to further the understanding of digital adoption through an interdisciplinary lens. Design/methodology/approach In this study, initially, five focus group sessions, including 53 qualifying non-student participants randomly placed into groups of 10 or 11, were held. Next, a 2 × 2 between-subjects quasi-experiment, using 163 undergraduate students at a large public university, was conducted. Findings The findings show that although the digital medium is considered less expensive, more convenient and more environmentally friendly, the print medium is regarded as more familiar, personal and visual. Further, whether the media type is a book or a magazine, consumers report higher perceived value, hedonic value and attitude toward print versus digital media. Practical implications The potential to digitally attract and lock-in consumers in the media industry has immense implications. Individuals consume media because of fashion marketing, personal space and advertisements, among other reasons. Originality/value This paper contributes to existing research by uncovering qualitative and quantitative insights into media consumption through a multilayered analysis of focus group participants and a quantitative experiment. The findings indicate that both the power law of practice theory and cognitive lock-in are plausible explanations for the choice of print over digital media format.

scholarly journals Perspectivas teóricas sobre la violencia contra las mujeres: una aproximación jurídica al concepto de “terrorismo machista” en España = Theoretical Perspectives on Violence against Women: a Legal Approach to the Concept of 'Sexist Terrorism' in Spain

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Inés Moreno Martín-Pozuelo
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Law System ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
The Social ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
The Media ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Crimes Against Women

Resumen. Durante los últimos años, el concepto de terrorismo machista ha cobrado un importante protagonismo en los medios de comunicación como vía para informar de los crímenes cometidos en el ámbito de la ley de violencia de género, si bien dicho uso del término no ha venido acompañado de un análisis jurídico del mismo. Por otra parte, la emergencia de conceptos como femicidio y la concienciación social respecto a la vinculación de las agresiones sexuales con el patriarcado como sistema social de dominación ponen de manifiesto la necesi­dad de reconsiderar de qué forma se configura la violencia contra la mujer en el sistema penal actual. Desde una metodología analítica, esta investigación se propone analizar los fundamen­tos jurídicos para entender la violencia contra la mujer como una forma de terrorismo.Palabras clave: violencia de género, terrorismo, femicidio, feminicidio, género, terrorismo machista.Abstract. During the last years, the concept of sexist terrorism has gained presence in the media as a way to inform about the commission of crimes against women. However, the use of this concept lacks in providing a legal analysis. On the other side, the emergency of no­tions such as femicide and the social acknowledgement of sexual aggressions as a consequence of the patriarchy brings to light the need to redefine in which way those crimes are considered under the criminal law system. This research aims to analyze the legal founds in order to con­sider violence against women as a form of terrorism.Keywords: gender violence, terrorism, femicide, feminicide, gender, sexist terrorism.

scholarly journals Religion, Medien und die Corona-Pandemie

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
The Other ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Complex Relationship ◽  
The Media ◽  
New Form ◽  
The One ◽  
Unexpected Transformation

Suddenly a new virus has appeared which is threatening society. Fragility, illness and death have become fundamental topics in daily life and social distancing a new form of solidarity. In this unexpected transformation, digital media is playing a crucial role in conveying information about a public sphere that is no longer easily accessible. These changes have also influenced religious communities and their rituals. Through a broad range of selected case studies, this book addresses the complex relationship between religion and the media during the pandemic. On the one hand, it explores processes of (digitally) adapting rituals and messages; on the other hand, it highlights the ambiguous role of religious semantics and practices in addressing the crisis. With contributions by Verena Marie Eberhardt, Matthias Eder, Paulina Epischin, Hannah Griese, Anna-Katharina Höpflinger, Florian Kronawitter, Yifan Li, Michael Maderer, Katharina Luise Merkert, Jochen Mündlein, Guido Murillo, Caterina Panunzio and Daria Pezzoli-Olgiati.

scholarly journals Dignity in the digital age: Broadcasting the Oscar Pistorius trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Biber
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Court Ruling ◽  
The Public ◽  
Significant Events ◽  
Administration Of Justice ◽  
The Media ◽  
The One ◽  
The Right

Oscar Pistorius was tried for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp in South Africa in 2014. His trial was broadcast live, after media agencies applied to the court for comprehensive access to the courtroom. The decision to broadcast the trial followed a careful and deliberative court ruling about the constitutional principles of human dignity, freedom and equality. South Africa’s post-apartheid Constitution provides a framework for achieving social transformation, and open justice plays an important role in it. Despite concerns about sensationalism and voyeurism, the broadcast of the Pistorius trial functioned as a constitutional experiment. This article evaluates the principles and practices of open justice in South Africa through the broadcast of the Pistorius trial, and the roles played by the media, the courts and the public. It identifies significant events during the trial, including its reporting, which had the effect of testing the compatibility of open justice, on the one hand, and the proper administration of justice, on the other. The right of an accused to a fair trial, at times, confronted the sensitivities of the victim’s family, the rights of the media and the demands of the public to witness justice being done. This article examines the tangled relationship between dignity and justice, compounded by the technologies of digital media, in the unique context of post-apartheid South Africa.

scholarly journals Notas epistemológicas en torno a la política de cifras de la violencia contra las mujeres

2020 ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Cecilia Varela ◽  
Catalina Trebisacce
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Women's Movements ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
The Other ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Methodological Choices ◽  
The Social ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
The One

En el presente trabajo nos proponemos abordar la política de cifras desplegadas por los movimientos de mujeres en Argentina de la última década en torno a las violencias contra las mujeres. En un contexto de expansión de los feminismos en el país y una creciente institucionalización de perspectivas que se reconocen en esa matriz, la retórica de las cifras se ha convertido en la lingua franca para la visibilización de las situaciones de violencia contra las mujeres. Las preguntas que nos formulamos son las siguientes: ¿Cómo se organiza hoy el saber sobre la violencia de género? ¿Cómo operan las cifras en la construcción de ese saber y en su difusión e impacto social? Tomando como corpus para la indagación el registro de femicidios de la Casa del Encuentro nos interesa, por un lado, detenernos en los supuestos epistemológicos y las elecciones metodológicas de su confección y, por el otro, abordar los procesos sociales de construcción y validación de cifras en torno a los femicidios en un contexto de despliegue de políticas de cifras. Nuestro argumento es, por un lado, que el registro despliega un método positivista inductivo que actúa ficciones de objetividad científica a partir del empleo de las cifras como evidencia indiscutible de los “hechos”. Por el otro lado, sostenemos que un saber en torno a los femicidios se legitima como experto a partir de la política de cifras. In this paper we aim to address the politics of numbers displayed by women's movements in Argentina in the last decade about violence against women. In a context of expansion of feminisms across the country and a growing institutionalization of the gender perspective, the rhetoric of numbers has become the lingua franca for the visibility of situations of violence against women. The questions we ask ourselves are: How is the knowledge about gender violence organized today? How do the figures operate in the construction of this knowledge and in its dissemination and social impact? Taking as a corpus the register of femicides of Casa del Encuentro, we are interested, on the one hand, in interrogate the epistemological assumptions and the methodological choices behind it and, on the other, to address the social processes of construction and validation of figures around femicides in a context of politics of numbers. Our argument is, on the one hand, that the register displays an inductive positivist method that acts fictions of scientific objectivity based on the use of figures as indisputable evidence of "facts". On the other hand, we argue that knowledge about femicides is legitimized as expert based on the politics of numbers.

scholarly journals VIOLÊNCIA CONTRA A MULHER NA MÍDIA E OS DESCAMINHOS DA IGUALDADE ENTRE OS GÊNEROS

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 445
Author(s):  
Cynthia Mara Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Social Mobilization ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Media ◽  
Medios De Comunicacion

Os meios de comunicação podem, ao mesmo tempo, desempenhar um papel tanto no reforço da desigualdade entre os gêneros como no incentivo ao avanço da igualdade, se trabalhados para esse fim. O presente artigo, nesse sentido, tem como objetivo analisar a representação da violência contra a mulher na mídia para verificar o papel de responsabilidade social dos meios de comunicação na problematização da questão. Para desenvolver a proposta, foram abordados os aspectos conceituais da violência de gênero na mídia por meio de revisão bibliográfica. A pesquisa indicou a importância da mobilização social para a construção de uma comunicação para a igualdade.   PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Violência contra a mulher; Meios de comunicação; Igualdade de gênero.     ABSTRACT The media can, at same time, develop a role both in reinforcing gender inequality and in encouraging the advancement of equality, if working towards this end. The present article, in this sense, aims to analyze the representation of violence against women in the media to verify the role of social responsibility of the media in the problematization of the issue. To develop the proposal, the conceptual aspects of gender violence in the media were addressed through a bibliographic review. The research indicated the importance of social mobilization for the construction of a communication for equality.   KEYWORDS: Violence against women; Media; Gender equality.     RESUMEN Los medios de comunicación pueden, al mismo tiempo, desempeñar un papel tanto en el refuerzo de la desigualdad entre los géneros como en el fomento del avance de la igualdad, si trabajados para ese fin. El presente artículo, en este sentido, tiene como objetivo analizar la representación de la violencia contra la mujer en los medios para verificar el papel de responsabilidad social de los medios de comunicación en la problematización de la cuestión. Para desarrollar la propuesta, se abordaron los aspectos conceptuales de la violencia de género en los medios por medio de revisión bibliográfica. La investigación indicó la importancia de la movilización social para la construcción de una comunicación para la igualdad.   PALABRAS CLAVE: Violencia contra la mujer. Medios de comunicación. Igualdad de gênero.

A Feminist History of Violence against Women and the LGBTQIA+ Community in Chile, 1964–2018

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hillary Hiner
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Women Survivors ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
State Terrorism ◽  
Coloniality Of Gender ◽  
The One

From a historical perspective, violence against women and the LGBTQIA+ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual, and “+” for other possible associated identities) in Chile has presented itself and been understood in different ways. On the one hand, we have to take into consideration what Maria Lugones has named the “coloniality of gender” and how racism, sexism, and heteronormativity was installed from the colonial period onward, promoting specific violences against indigenous, black, lesbian, and trans women. Additionally, for a great deal of time, from roughly the colonial period until the 1990s, it was considered completely acceptable to use violence in the family and in intimate partner relationships to “correct” and punish women and girls. The Pinochet dictatorship (1973–1990) also adds another dimension to this discussion, as women were affected by gendered and sexualized state terrorism. However, the reappearance of strong women’s and feminist groups during the dictatorship also signaled a profound questioning of these types of gender violence, linking it to patriarchal structures and the need for democracy “in the country” and “in the home.” A similar effect was achieved by the emergence of LGBTQIA+ groups from the 1980s on, as they questioned the historic violence, hate crimes, and discrimination against gay men, lesbians, and, more recently, trans people. In both cases, then, pressures from social movement groups have forced the post-dictatorship Chilean state to pass laws and promote anti-violence public policy. For better and for worse, however, those anti-violence initiatives that have been most successful, in terms of visibility and public policy coverage, have generally centered on violences experienced by white-mestiza, cishet, urban women, particularly those that survive family violence. Historiographies on violence against women and the LGBTQIA+ community are relatively scarce, although there has been increased production in the last ten years, especially around the topics of women survivors of family or intimate partner violence and women survivors of torture and political prison.

scholarly journals Is Germany a “digital outsider”?

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 542-553
Author(s):  
Elena M. Gaponova
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Media History ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Developed Country ◽  
Media System ◽  
The Media ◽  
Digitale Spaltung ◽  
The One

The article is devoted to digitalization in Germany, taking into account the historical context. The scientific novelty and relevance of the study lies in the fact that the German digital media history is examined against the background of the transformation of the media system, mainly after the reunification of the two German states. The scientific significance of the research results is that the following conflict is presented and resolved. On the one hand, Germany has long been ranked among the countries in which multimedia is actively involved in everyday life, and the problem of digital divide (digitale Kluft or digitale Spaltung), which caused heated discussion in the world in the mid-1990s not typical for an economically developed country like Germany. On the other hand, in 2018-2019 scientific publications appeared in which the country was presented as a digital outsider, which means that the federal governments strategy for the development of information and communication technologies has not been properly developed. The author studies digitalization in Germany in the following aspects: historical, substantial and economic, making an attempt to analyze the current situation.

scholarly journals Fangsheng (放生) and Its Critical Discourse on Environmental Ethics in Buddhist Media

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-47
Author(s):  
Latifah Latifah ◽  
Ary Budiyanto
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Community Group ◽  
Living Things ◽  
The Media ◽  
The One ◽  
Point Of Intersection ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

Religious views of a community group are very influential in determining their attitudes and behavior towards nature and the environment. On the one hand, there is a worldview correlation that affects attitudes that are less friendly to nature as well as human superiority among other creatures that makes it feel entitled to exploit nature. On the other hand, religious views are also a motivation for caring for and loving nature, as is the will of Buddhists to create happiness for all living things. Reflections on choosing a moderate way of life prevent greed that can cause damage to nature so that sustainable development can be realized. The media, especially digital media, represents the implementation of Buddhist environmental ethics in a variety of writing frames. This study aims to look at Fangshen (放生) ritual in critical discourse on environmental ethics perspective as represented in Indonesian Buddhist media such as Buddhazine, Kompasiana, Tionghoa.info, and etcetera. This research shows that the discourse on environmental ethics in Buddhist media is at the point of intersection between natural disasters as a result of karma (kamma), paramita funds to change karma, responsibility for protecting nature, and compassion for all beings.

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