GENDER REPRESENTATION OF THE ANTI-GLOBALISATION MOVEMENT IN THE ALTERNATIVE MEDIA

• Authors: Kolarova M.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article focuses on the visual representation of men and women in the anti-globalisation movement in the alternative media. Two specific occasions are addressed: the demonstrations in Prague (2000) and Genoa (2001). Semiotic and content analyses are applied in a comparison of British and Czech alternative magazines. A brief history of the anti-globalisation movement, theories of alternative media, and gender representation in media is provided. The research shows that the anti-globalisation struggle is represented as gendered, and traditional gender roles are reproduced in the alternative media. Fewer women than men are represented in the media coverage, and women and men are shown performing different activities. Women are mostly associated with non-violent and creative actions, while men are more often depicted as fighters. Violent protest is considered more effective and important; male tactics are the norm. The British and Czech media do not differ significantly in terms of how men and women at the demonstrations or in the movement are represented.

Keywords

EN

ALTERNATIVE MEDIA; ANTI-GLOBALISATION MOVEMENT; GENDER REPRESENTATION IN MEDIA

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Sociologický časopis. Czech Sociological Review
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 40
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 851-868
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Kolarova M.

• M. Kolarova, Sociologický ústav AV CR, Jilská 1, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07CZAAAA03086353