Description
Book SynopsisIranian Feminism and Transnational Ethics in Media Discourse examines the mediated dialogue of #WhiteWednesdays, specifically between U.S. mainstream news narratives and Iranian activists on Twitter. These narratives highlight how hierarchies of visibility in both news and social media discourse overshadow transnational feminist politics while reinforcing femonationalist narratives. Such discourses seemingly support women in Iran, but simultaneously promote Islamophobic messages aligned with U.S. geopolitical politics. In a critical discourse analysis of the #WhiteWednesdays campaign on Twitter and mainstream U.S. news coverage of the movement, this analysis complicates representations of Iran, Muslim women, and feminist politics. The author also unpacks the politics of representation, where voices on the ground are obscured in favor of elite sources who reaffirm U.S Islamophobic and xenophobic ideologies. Scholars and students of communication and media studies will find this book particularly interesting.
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Globalization, Media, and Journalism
Chapter 2 Transnational Feminism and Alternative Media
Chapter 3 Activism, Feminism, and Women in Iran
Chapter 4 Native Informants and Femonationalism
Chapter 5 Methodology
Chapter 6 News Coverage Analysis
Chapter 7 Twitter Analysis
Chapter 8 Twitter News Sourcing and Transnational Journalism
Conclusion
