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Countering or Reinforcing (Gendered) Inequalities? Ramifications of the Covid-19 Pandemic in and Through Media

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  • Margreth Lünenborg

    (Institute for Media and Communication Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany)

  • Wolfgang Reißmann

    (Institute for Media and Communication Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany)

  • Miriam Siemon

    (Institute for Media and Communication Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany)

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic reveals and exacerbates inequalities in various ways. Gender inequalities—intertwined with intersectional differences along class, ethnicity, or origin—are highly visible. Legacy and social media around the world cover and perform these issues as much as they conceal them. On the one hand, they have the ability to give those affected a voice and to intervene in public discourse. On the other hand, they reproduce stereotypes and imbalances and rely on gendered (infra)structures. This thematic issue explores the entanglement between empowering and restricting forms of media discourse and media practices. Ten contributions from different world regions, which analyze various media, and involve diverse methodological approaches, make visible reproductions of established power structures as well as new visibilities and counter-practices of marginalized groups. In sum, they generate a complex body of knowledge about global and local inequalities and the ramifications of the pandemic in and through media.

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  • Margreth Lünenborg & Wolfgang Reißmann & Miriam Siemon, 2023. "Countering or Reinforcing (Gendered) Inequalities? Ramifications of the Covid-19 Pandemic in and Through Media," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 11(1), pages 86-90.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:meanco:v:11:y:2023:i:1:p:86-90
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