Gender and language in Sub-Saharan Africa Tradition, struggle and change
Much research on gender-based violence, especially sexual assault, indicate that women are often blamed for their predicament (Ehrlich 2002; Clark 1998). Prominent among the reasons given is 'indecent dressing' - which lures 'innocent' men to commit such crimes. Context therefore...
| Otros Autores: | , , , |
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Amsterdam :
John Benjamins Publishing Company
[2013].
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| Colección: | Impact, studies in language and society ;
33. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b29219838*spi |
| Sumario: | Much research on gender-based violence, especially sexual assault, indicate that women are often blamed for their predicament (Ehrlich 2002; Clark 1998). Prominent among the reasons given is 'indecent dressing' - which lures 'innocent' men to commit such crimes. Context therefore plays a major role in who is blamed. To contribute to this discussion, I discuss the role of context in apportioning blame in the two cases of sexual assault on a Ghanaian female artiste (Mzbel). This is done through the analysis of linguistic data from media reports, readers and Mzbel herself. The analysis shows that. |
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| Notas: | Description based on print version record. Appendix 2. |
| Descripción Física: | ix, 331 p. : il |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [315]-323) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9789027272300 |
