Femicide, Gender and Violence

Discourses and Counterdiscourses in Italy

Daniela Bandelli (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XI, 206 Seiten

2018 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-83823-6 (ISBN)

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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 on the part of family activists, men's rights campaigners and divorced fathers' groups. Two counter-discourses emerge. The first is what the author terms an 'ideology narrative', for which discourses built around the conceptual category of 'gender' normalize simplistic representations of relationships between men and women. The second is a 'female violence discourse', which sheds light on under-represented aggressor-victim relations and modifies dominant representations of femininity and masculinity. The author argues that integrating these two discourses into public debates helps to reappropriate the complexity and biological dimensions of (violent) relationships between men and women, often overshadowedby gender/feminist perspectives. In this way, she concludes, we can address neglected social issues that contribute to violence beyond gender. This thought-provoking book will appeal to students and scholars of sociology, critical discourse studies and gender.

Daniela Bandelli is an independent researcher based in Italy. Her research focuses on critical discourse studies, particularly the role of social movements in challenging and consolidating dominant representations of gender and family issues. She is currently investigating the topic of gestational surrogacy.

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.-

Erscheinungsdatum	05.03.2022
Zusatzinfo	XI, 206 p.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	2903 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
Schlagworte	Biopolitics • counter-discourse • critical discourse studies • Discourse analysis • Domestic violence • femicide • feminist activism • feminist discourse • Foucault • Gender-based violence • Identity politics • Ideology • LGBT • Media Studies • Political Discourse • Power • Sexism • shared parenting movement • social constructivism
ISBN-10	3-319-83823-7 / 3319838237
ISBN-13	978-3-319-83823-6 / 9783319838236
Zustand	Neuware