The article analyzes a number of gender metaphors transmitted in Russian mass media which allow to understand contemporary Russian politics. The author points out archaic nature of the metaphors, which testifies immaturity of contemporary Russian politics.read in PDF>>>
Article Category: GENDER ASPECTS OF POLITICAL CULTURE
This article analyzes the role assigned to women in political cartoons, types of exaggeration, labeling of images. We investigate such categories as «ordinary woman», «female symbol», «feminized character», and personified political cartoon. The center piece of the article is the analysis of the representation of women in the political process […]
Ivanova E. N. Women in the Russian political cartoons pp.66-78
The paper analyses the way in which representations of two presidents’ masculinities, V. Putin and B. Obama, are exploited in contemporary Russian anti-Americanism — in public opinion and in mass media. It is based on the data of a social research (interview) in 2014 as well as on the analysis […]
Riabova T. B. «Putin vs Obama»: opposition of national masculinities ...
The article examines the concept of the First Lady in relation to the countries of Southern Africa. In recent decades social activities and political voice of heads-of-states’ wives have increased and have a certain impact on the international image of these countries. Against the background of gender equality formation in […]
Prokopenko L. Ya. First Ladies of Southern Africa: politics and ...
The article dwells upon the background, conditions, forms, and consequences of using maternal symbol of Russia in legitimation of Crimea joining the Russian Federation. The author pays a special attention to the use of the image of Russia as a she-bear who takes care of Crimea as a bear-cub. The […]