Familicide, Gender and the Media
Gendering Familicide, Interrogating News
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Beschreibung
This book examines the complex issue of familicide-suicide – the murder of a partner and children followed by suicide. The purpose of the book is two-fold: to advance a feminist sociological analysis of familicide as a form of gender-based violence, and to examine how it is reported on in news.
The first section contextualises interpretations of familicide against the dual ascendancy of – and contestation around - feminist and mental illness discourses in public policy and debate. Advancing a feminist sociological analysis of familicide-suicide, it shows the value of ‘continuum thinking’ for understanding complex and varied forms of gender-based violence.
Section Two examines Australian news reporting on familicide-suicide, showing the ways cultural assumptions about domestic and family violence and mental illness shape news reporting. It analyses how discourses of gender, disability, age, and the ‘family’ serve to rationalise certain news frames and reflects on the thorny ethical issues inherent in reporting on familicide.
Arguing for a nuanced approach to gender-based violence and how it is reported, this book will be of interest for scholars of gender and violence, as well as media and journalism.
This book examines the complex issue of familicide-suicide – the murder of a partner and children followed by suicide. The purpose of the book is two-fold: to advance a feminist sociological analysis of familicide as a form of gender-based violence, and to examine how it is reported on in news.
The first section contextualises interpretations of familicide against the dual ascendancy of – and contestation around - feminist and mental illness discourses in public policy and debate. Advancing a feminist sociological analysis of familicide-suicide, it shows the value of ‘continuum thinking’ for understanding complex and varied forms of gender-based violence.
Section Two examines Australian news reporting on familicide-suicide, showing the ways cultural assumptions about domestic and family violence and mental illness shape news reporting. It analyses how discourses of gender, disability, age, and the ‘family’ serve to rationalise certain news frames and reflects on the thorny ethical issues inherent in reporting on familicide.
Arguing for a nuanced approach to gender-based violence and how it is reported, this book will be of interest for scholars of gender and violence, as well as media and journalism.
Provides empirical analysis of recent news coverage of gender based violence in Australia Offers a model for intersectional feminist analyses of media representations of gendered violence Focuses on high profile cases that have been subject of public debate
Autor*in
Denise Buiten
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“Denise Buiten’s Familicide, Gender, and the Media is essential reading for anyone interested in the intersection of gender, violence, and media. The book offers valuable insights that will benefit scholars, practitioners, and advocates alike, urging a more responsible and reflective approach to media narratives surrounding extreme forms of violence like familicide.” (Anne Wagner, International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, Vol. 37 (6), 2024)
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“Buiten offers a careful and nuanced exploration of familicide as gender-based violence, offering both conceptual originality and a detailed analysis of media representation. The conceptualisation of familicide and thoughtful working through of its gendered dimensions make this essential reading for scholars of gender-based violence across disciplinary areas. The media examples are explored with unusual attention to the thorny ethical issues raised by reporting in this area, making it a model of good practice for journalism research. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.” (Professor Karen Boyle, University of Strathclyde, author of #MeToo, Weinstein & Feminism)
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