A Bridge with Three Pillars

Moving the Social Pub Date : 2021-08-09 DOI:10.46586/mts.65.2021.17-36

Dorothee Beck

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Abstract

The paper reflects on the externalisation of violence in media discourses about migra- tion in Germany. I discuss in how far news media build discursive bridges to masculist and far-right groups. To this end, I draw on some of the findings of my research proj- ect ‘Genderism’ in Media Debate. Thematic cycles from 2006 to 2016. Soldierly mascu- linity is seen as hegemonic in the far right. By means of an alleged crisis of masculinity and victimisation of men, this is linked to masculist concepts. The far right as well as masculists accuse women, especially feminists, of being to blame for the effeminacy of men. This crisis of masculinity is considered a problem, to which soldierly masculinity is offered as a solution. The findings of the mentioned genderism-project show that news media discuss the crisis of masculinity, as well as the blaming of feminists. Yet, they do not take up far-right concepts directly. Masculist views can be regarded as the central pillar of a discursive bridge between news media and far-right concepts of mas- culinity. I argue that the notion of a discursive bridge only works with masculist views as intermediary between news media and the far right. Thus, masculism is a crucial ideology to link far-right views regarding discourses in society.

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本文反思了德国媒体关于移民的话语中暴力的外化。我讨论了新闻媒体在多大程度上为男性主义和极右翼团体建立了话语桥梁。为此，我借鉴了我的研究项目“媒体辩论中的性别歧视”的一些发现。主题周期为2006年至2016年。士兵般的男子气概在极右翼看来是一种霸权。通过所谓的男子气概危机和男性受害，这与男性主义概念有关。极右翼和男性至上主义者指责女性，尤其是女权主义者，要为男性的娘娘腔负责。这种男子气概的危机被认为是一个问题，而士兵的男子气概则是一个解决方案。上述性别主义项目的研究结果表明，新闻媒体讨论了男性气质的危机，以及对女权主义者的指责。然而，他们并没有直接接受极右翼的概念。男性主义观点可以被视为新闻媒体与极右男性概念之间话语桥梁的中心支柱。我认为，话语桥梁的概念只适用于作为新闻媒体和极右翼之间媒介的男性主义观点。因此，男性主义是连接社会话语中极右观点的关键意识形态。

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