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(De-)constructing Rape Culture and Victim Blaming Online
By Olga O'Toole
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This study investigates digital comments located on news reporting websites on the subject of rape and compares American and Polish comments. The linguistic analysis of the discourse on rape and the actors involved investigates representations of victims, offenders, and the act of rape itself and questions the cultural significance of victim-blaming.
The [...] work is an excellent example of methodological triangulation. The author has decided to combine the potential of CDA and pragmatics to gain a better understanding of the ideologies revealed in the linguistic layer of the researched material and the process of their influence-through language-on the attitudes of discourse participants. The theoretical (conceptual) and methodological "circumstances" of the relevant research have been developed extremely broadly. One could say that a reader learning about research competencies has been provided with a complete and rich set of tools, both those chosen by the author of the work and alternative ones, to consider alternative research paths.- Professor Agnieszka Kie¿kiewicz-Janowiak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznä
This work is a highly valuable academic study that develops both a critical analysis of discourse and enriches knowledge about attitudes and evaluations of rape and its perpetrators and victims. [...] On an academic level, the work provides a comprehensive and original solution to the research problem.- Professor Andrzej ¿yda, University of Silesia in Katowice
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
414
Release Date:
2025-10-22
Publication Date:
2025-10-22
Publisher:
Peter Lang
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
3631922302
ISBN13:
9783631922309
Weight:
643 g
Height:
153 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
26 cm
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