Femicide, Gender and Violence : Discourses and Counterdiscourses in Italy

This book questions gendered readings of violence by analyzing how this paradigm has become normalized in Italy since the feminist term 'femminicidio', or 'femicide', entered the mainstream media during the 2013 general election. It also sheds light on discourses of contestation...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Bandelli, Daniela (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Subjects
Social sciences.
Communication.
Feminist theory.
Discourse analysis.
Sociology.
Mass media.
Social sciences in mass media.
Sex (Psychology).
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Self.
Identity (Psychology).
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319477855
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-47785-5
Physical DescriptionXI, 206 p. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Discourse, biopower, and identity politics critique
  • 3. Gender: hegemonic lens for making sense of VAW and IPV
  • 4. 'Femminicidio' narrative: A gender discourse of partner violence across feminist crusades and electoral speeches
  • 5. 'Femminicidio', gender identity and feminism contested. A narrative of ideology
  • 6. Abusive women, male and female victims. A discourse at the margin
  • 7. Conclusions. Living discourses: A future agenda for critical researcher and social movements
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