Violence Against Women in the Global South: Reporting in the #MeToo Era
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xxiv, 259 pp.
Contains index
Series: Palgrave Studies in Journalism and the Global South
ISBN 978-3-031-30911-3 (ebook); 978-3-031-30910-6 (print)
"Bringing together 14 journalism scholars from around the world, this edited collection addresses the deficit of coverage of violence against women in the Global South by examining the role of the legacy press and social media that report on and highlight ways to improve reporting. Authors investigate the ontological limitations which present structural and systemic challenges for journalists who report on the normalization of violence against women in country cases in Argentina; Brazil; Mexico; Indonesia; Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa; Egypt; Libya, Syria, and Yemen. Challenges include patriarchal forces; gender imbalance in newsrooms; propaganda and censorship strategies by repressive, hyper-masculine, and populist political regimes; economic and digital inequities; and civil and transnational wars. Presenting diverse conceptual, methodological, and empirical chapters, the collection offers a revision of existing frameworks and guidelines and aims to promote more gender-sensitive, trauma-informed, solutions-driven, and victim or survivor centered reporting in the region." (Publisher description)
1 Reporting on Violence Against Women in the Global South / Andrea Jean Baker, Celeste González de Bustamante, and
Jeannine E. Relly, 1
PART I: SOUTH ASIA
2 Indonesian Female Journalists and Gender Activism in the #MeToo Era: From #MulaiBicara and #TalkAboutIt / Monika Winarnita, Nasya Bahfen, Gavin Height, Adriana R. Mintarsih, and Joanne Byrne, 31
PART II: LATIN AMERICA
3 #NiUnaMenos: The Story of a Tweet That Revolutionized Feminism and Changed How Media Covers Violence Against Women in Argentina / Mariana De Maio, 57
4 The Judge and the Influencer: Race, Gender, and Class in Brazilian News Coverage of Violence Against Women / Heloiza Herscovitz, 85
5 Moving Beyond the Protest Paradigm?: News Coverage of International Women's Day Marches in Mexico / Grisel Salazar Rebolledo and Celeste González de Bustamante, 113
PART III: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
6 Reporting on Rape Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa During the #MeToo Era / Dinfin Mulupi and Lindsey Blumell, 147
PART IV: NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
7 Egypt's #MeToo Moment: Using Social Media to Help Address Violence Against Women in Egypt / Rasha El-Ibiary, 173
8 Online Activism in Contexts of War: Is There a #MeToo Echo in Libya, Syria, and Yemen? / Saoussen Ben Cheikh and Jeannine E. Relly, 201
9 Shifting the News Narrative About Violence Against Women in the Global South / Andrea Jean Baker, Celeste González de Bustamante, and Jeannine E. Rell, 227
Jeannine E. Relly, 1
PART I: SOUTH ASIA
2 Indonesian Female Journalists and Gender Activism in the #MeToo Era: From #MulaiBicara and #TalkAboutIt / Monika Winarnita, Nasya Bahfen, Gavin Height, Adriana R. Mintarsih, and Joanne Byrne, 31
PART II: LATIN AMERICA
3 #NiUnaMenos: The Story of a Tweet That Revolutionized Feminism and Changed How Media Covers Violence Against Women in Argentina / Mariana De Maio, 57
4 The Judge and the Influencer: Race, Gender, and Class in Brazilian News Coverage of Violence Against Women / Heloiza Herscovitz, 85
5 Moving Beyond the Protest Paradigm?: News Coverage of International Women's Day Marches in Mexico / Grisel Salazar Rebolledo and Celeste González de Bustamante, 113
PART III: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
6 Reporting on Rape Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa During the #MeToo Era / Dinfin Mulupi and Lindsey Blumell, 147
PART IV: NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
7 Egypt's #MeToo Moment: Using Social Media to Help Address Violence Against Women in Egypt / Rasha El-Ibiary, 173
8 Online Activism in Contexts of War: Is There a #MeToo Echo in Libya, Syria, and Yemen? / Saoussen Ben Cheikh and Jeannine E. Relly, 201
9 Shifting the News Narrative About Violence Against Women in the Global South / Andrea Jean Baker, Celeste González de Bustamante, and Jeannine E. Rell, 227
