From Fritzl to #metoo
Home > Language, Linguistics & Creative Writing > Linguistics > From Fritzl to #metoo: Twelve Years of Rape Coverage in the British Press(Palgrave Studies in Language, Gender and Sexuality)
From Fritzl to #metoo: Twelve Years of Rape Coverage in the British Press(Palgrave Studies in Language, Gender and Sexuality)

From Fritzl to #metoo: Twelve Years of Rape Coverage in the British Press(Palgrave Studies in Language, Gender and Sexuality)


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Available


X
About the Book

This is the first longitudinal study of the language used by the British press to talk about rape. Through a diachronic analysis informed by corpus linguistics and feminist theory, Tranchese examines how rape discourse has (or has not) changed over the past decade. With its detailed investigation of media representations, the book explores how age-old myths about sexual violence re-emerge in different forms within news narratives. Against the backdrop of twelve years of newspaper coverage of rape, including many high-profile cases, this study also traces the rise of “celebrity culture”, the emergence of #metoo, and the development of the backlash against it. The author places these historical events and recent trends within broader debates on feminism and the role played by (social) media in shaping contemporary rape discourse. 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.

Table of Contents:
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.

About the Author :
Alessia Tranchese is Senior Lecturer in Communication and Applied Linguistics at the University of Portsmouth, UK. Her research interests include the representation of violence against women in the media, online misogyny, and corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis.

Review :
"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)


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9783031093555
  • Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
  • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Height: 210 mm
  • No of Pages: 436
  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Language, Gender and Sexuality
  • Width: 148 mm
  • ISBN-10: 3031093550
  • Publisher Date: 02 Apr 2024
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Twelve Years of Rape Coverage in the British Press


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
From Fritzl to #metoo: Twelve Years of Rape Coverage in the British Press(Palgrave Studies in Language, Gender and Sexuality)
Springer International Publishing AG -
From Fritzl to #metoo: Twelve Years of Rape Coverage in the British Press(Palgrave Studies in Language, Gender and Sexuality)
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

From Fritzl to #metoo: Twelve Years of Rape Coverage in the British Press(Palgrave Studies in Language, Gender and Sexuality)

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    Fresh on the Shelf


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!