Media Representation of Women Politicians from a Gender to an Intersectionality Perspective

Media Representations of Women Politi- cians from a Gender to an Intersectionality Perspective. This article investigates media representation from a perspective of intersectionality defined as one that deconstructs the category ‘woman’ by looking at different social divisions such as class, ethnici...

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Main Author:	Christina Fiig
Format:	article
Language:	DA EN NB SV
Published:	The Royal Danish Library 2010
Subjects:	Social Sciences H
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:de33c6426cf44dde8101ad7f4b3d0f182021-12-01T00:07:48ZMedia Representation of Women Politicians from a Gender to an Intersectionality Perspective10.7146/kkf.v0i2-3.280132245-6937https://doaj.org/article/de33c6426cf44dde8101ad7f4b3d0f182010-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://tidsskrift.dk/KKF/article/view/28013https://doaj.org/toc/2245-6937Media Representations of Women Politi- cians from a Gender to an Intersectionality Perspective. This article investigates media representation from a perspective of intersectionality defined as one that deconstructs the category ‘woman’ by looking at different social divisions such as class, ethnicity, gender, race and sexuality. An intersectionality perspective is constructive in broadening the debate on the media as a powerful political site for different groups of men and women politicians. The analytical point of the article is that a perspective of intersectionality deepens the understanding of the ways that the media organize power through stereotypical representation and homogenization of social categories.Christina FiigThe Royal Danish LibraryarticleSocial SciencesHDAENNBSVKvinder, Køn & Forskning, Iss 2-3 (2010)
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description	Media Representations of Women Politi- cians from a Gender to an Intersectionality Perspective. This article investigates media representation from a perspective of intersectionality defined as one that deconstructs the category ‘woman’ by looking at different social divisions such as class, ethnicity, gender, race and sexuality. An intersectionality perspective is constructive in broadening the debate on the media as a powerful political site for different groups of men and women politicians. The analytical point of the article is that a perspective of intersectionality deepens the understanding of the ways that the media organize power through stereotypical representation and homogenization of social categories.
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Media Representation of Women Politicians from a Gender to an Intersectionality Perspective

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