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Indian Media Narratives In Gang Rape, Astha Bhandari
Indian Media Narratives In Gang Rape, Astha Bhandari
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Violence against women is a worldwide phenomenon, and while brutal crimes shock us, it is nothing exceptional. This social construction of violence against women is displayed through the media's language. The language then portrays structures of power dynamics, fueling patriarchal discourse, where masculinity becomes the king, and femininity denigrated, birthing a rape culture. This study explores the impact of media reporting of gang rape cases of women in India and investigates the media reporting of nine different gang rape cases, post 2012 Delhi gangrape.
The research looks to identify the media semantics used in portraying the victims in the print …