{"title":"You are not my type: A critical discourse analysis of UK media representations of immigration, before and post Brexit","authors":"Mariana Ciocoiu, Rowan Voirrey Sandle","doi":"10.53841/bpspowe.2021.4.1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpspowe.2021.4.1.5","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a critical discourse analysis of high circulation news media sources in the United Kingdom, during the period of Brexit (2016 – 2020). A recent study has found that the type of newspaper read corresponded with a person’s vote in the 2016, Brexit election (Pruitt, 2019). Considering the close link between the media, public opinion and legislation, it is necessary to analyse media discourses to understand the underlying power relations of today’s society and how they influence the average person’s values (Fox et al., 2012; Gabrielatos & Baker, 2008). The dominant discourse found, describes the type of immigrant desired in Britain. The post-Brexit ‘good’ immigrant is described as a hard-working, educated individual willing to adopt British culture and identity, while discussions centre around the need to place a cap on student and work visas to manage immigration. In contrast, low wage workers are seen as ‘bad’ immigrants who are often associated with crime and living off of the welfare system. This article argues that the content of the British Press reflects the current socio-political, neoliberal context where neoliberal values outweigh humanitarian values. This research points out significant contradictions in media discourse regarding immigration. Such contradictions confuse the public whilst also reflecting Britain’s Western supremacist desire of a pick and choose immigration system which only benefits the British economy.","PeriodicalId":253858,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Review","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125891892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Conversion Therapy, Gender Identities and the Memorandum of Understanding on Conversion Therapy in the UK","authors":"Lindsey Moon","doi":"10.53841/bpspowe.2021.4.1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpspowe.2021.4.1.2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":253858,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Review","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126107983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From academia to parliament","authors":"L. Donnelly","doi":"10.53841/bpspowe.2020.3.1-2.60","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpspowe.2020.3.1-2.60","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":253858,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Review","volume":"495 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116193879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"‘I shouldn’t have to prove myself’: The experiences of Black women at Russell Group Universities","authors":"Reem Michael, P. Rosenkranz","doi":"10.53841/bpspowe.2020.3.1-2.33","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpspowe.2020.3.1-2.33","url":null,"abstract":"The intersection between racism and sexism means that Black women are more vulnerable to oppression in various environments, including the university, where it could be enforced on both an institutional and personal level. However, while there is some research on the topic, there has not been much that explores this within the British higher education system. Focusing particularly on Russell Group universities (RGUs), due to their low intake of Black students, an interpretative phenomenological analysis was conducted to explore the experiences of Black women at these universities. Six Black female undergraduate students from various RGUs took part in semi-structured interviews and the following themes were established: Motivations (strong family influence, cultural pressure), identity development (questioning their identity, changes in self-presentation and the ‘Strong Black Woman’) and reacting to prejudice (deciphering microaggressions, responses to discrimination and ‘ambassador’ for Black women). From this, suggestions for future research include exploration of other intersections and expansion on the resulting themes, as well as a call for multicultural counselling and transparency in the handling of discrimination reports for universities.","PeriodicalId":253858,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Review","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121435371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Me Not You: The trouble with mainstream feminism","authors":"F. Taylor","doi":"10.53841/bpspowe.2020.3.1-2.96","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpspowe.2020.3.1-2.96","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":253858,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Review","volume":"92 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114258874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Emotional experiences (online talk) of male survivors of childhood sexual abuse and incest","authors":"Oluwatoyin Bewaji, B. Rickett","doi":"10.53841/bpspowe.2020.3.1-2.71","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpspowe.2020.3.1-2.71","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":253858,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Review","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129958182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The ‘race’ awarding gap: What can be done?","authors":"G. Jankowski","doi":"10.53841/bpspowe.2020.3.1-2.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpspowe.2020.3.1-2.15","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":253858,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Review","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115398307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is the lack of female representation in psychological research just an historical issue?","authors":"Lily Groom","doi":"10.53841/bpspowe.2020.3.1-2.24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpspowe.2020.3.1-2.24","url":null,"abstract":"A meta-analysis of 120 psychological articles published between 1900 and 2019 was conducted to assess the balance of female researchers and participants in the field, and if this has changed over time. This was an extension of Denmark’s (1977) study. This study found that there were significantly more male than female authors published, with little change over the decades, and published articles which cover topics relevant to women have not increased since Denmark assessed this area in 1977. Therefore, it was concluded that the lack of female representation in psychological research is still an area of significant concern. This under-representation may translate into theories which exclude women’s experiences, and may inform clinical practice, leading to practices which may not cater effectively to women’s needs. There is also a need for further research, using larger sample sizes and investigating the presence of ethnic and sexual minorities in publications.","PeriodicalId":253858,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Review","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128205907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discursive construction of sexual assault: A qualitative analysis of news media reporting of ‘the Kavanaugh Case’","authors":"Gillian Ang, H. Malson","doi":"10.53841/bpspowe.2020.3.1-2.64","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpspowe.2020.3.1-2.64","url":null,"abstract":"Media coverage of sexual violence in political contexts has previously been shown to sensationalise the events by focusing on the impact ‘the scandal’ may have on a politician’s reputation and career rather than on the narrative of the victim. In late 2018, another political scandal appeared in newspapers worldwide, covering Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged sexual assault on Christine Blasey Ford. This paper aims to explore how Blasey Ford’s allegations and the subsequent hearing which came to be known as ‘the Kavanaugh case’ were discursively constructed in UK national newspapers between 13 September 2018 and 24 October 2018. A feminist post-structuralist discourse analysis of 94 articles from UK’s 10 top-circulating national newspapers was employed to explore how heteropatriarchal power relations are continuously perpetuated within UK newspapers through instances of humanising of the perpetrator and framing allegations of sexual misconduct as (only) political game-playing.","PeriodicalId":253858,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Review","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131765342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"‘All the women are White, all the Blacks are men, but some of us are brave’: The (mis)representation of Black women in the media","authors":"K. Jones","doi":"10.53841/bpspowe.2020.3.1-2.86","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53841/bpspowe.2020.3.1-2.86","url":null,"abstract":"Western media is dominated by ‘whiteness’ although little research has been produced to provide empirical evidence for this, or investigated how it may harm those excluded – particularly Black women. This study sought to account for the underrepresentation of Black women in the media, and see how racialised appearance ideals relate to the character and job status of Black women. Sixteen of the UK’s 20 most binge-watched series in 2017 were analysed in relation to representations of physical appearance, character status (extra or substantial role) and job status. The majority of Black women featured in the programmes (N=59) had medium sized lips (59.3 per cent), darker skin (64.4 per cent), medium sized noses (50.8 per cent) and the most common hair type was type one (straight hair/no curl pattern) (35.6 per cent). Black women were rarely represented in these Netflix series (N=325, 6.19 per cent) and when they were represented, were most likely to be an extra (66.1 per cent) and thus not represented in any job. This study emphasises the stark under-representation and stereotyping of Black women in popular television shows.","PeriodicalId":253858,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Review","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124059457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}