Intersectional representation in online media discourse: reflecting anti-discrimination position in reporting on same-sex partnerships

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-11-30 DOI:10.1080/09718524.2022.2144100

Rok Smrdelj, M. Pajnik

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Abstract

Abstract The theory of intersectionality has been broadly used in various research but we notice a persistent gap in reflecting its application to media analysis. In our study, we focus on the concept of “representational intersectionality” which Kimberlé Crenshaw uses to illustrate the dynamics between different discourses. Taking the example of online media reporting on same-sex partnerships in Slovenia, we analyze how power relations are reinforced when one type of media discourse fails to acknowledge the importance of other discourses. Our media discourse analysis based on Norman Fairclough demonstrates that the discourses that advocated equality between heterosexual and same-sex couples in Slovenia did not recognize the importance of specifying the different contexts of social exclusion of same-sex couples and that this non-recognition weakened their power and strengthened the discourses directed against them. The main contribution of our study is to show how the theory of intersectionality, focusing on representation and social location, can be useful within critical discourse analysis, specifically to reflect the anti-discrimination position in media reporting.

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网络媒体话语中的交叉表现:反映同性伴侣关系报道中的反歧视立场

交叉性理论已被广泛应用于各种研究中，但我们注意到在反映其在媒体分析中的应用方面存在持续的差距。在我们的研究中，我们关注金伯伦肖(kimberl Crenshaw)用来说明不同话语之间动态的“表征交叉性”(representational intersectionality)概念。以斯洛文尼亚同性伴侣关系的网络媒体报道为例，我们分析了当一种媒体话语未能承认其他话语的重要性时，权力关系是如何得到加强的。我们基于Norman Fairclough的媒体话语分析表明，在斯洛文尼亚，主张异性恋和同性伴侣平等的话语没有认识到明确同性伴侣被社会排斥的不同背景的重要性，这种不承认削弱了他们的权力，并加强了针对他们的话语。我们研究的主要贡献是展示了关注再现和社会位置的交叉性理论如何在批评话语分析中发挥作用，特别是在反映媒体报道中的反歧视立场方面。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.