Be a minority congresswoman in the USA by Alessia Briano

Be a minority congresswoman in the USA by Alessia Briano https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano Case study: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez en-us 2020-10-21 06:36:01 UTC 2025-04-25 04:06:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Be a minority congresswoman in the USA alessiabriano7 https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/847671582 Today media have normalized the presence of women in the political environment (Joshi, Hailu & Reising, 2020, p. 692). Despite this positive increase in diversity over the last few years, negative stereotypes persist. The main groups that can be distinguished are Anglo men, Anglo women, minority men and minority women. Minority women in politics suffer from more negative media coverage than any other groups (Haraldssona & Wängnerudb, 2018, p. 524). The most common stereotypes are that they do not traditionally belong to the political environment, they are mainly competent on issues related to the education of children, and that they only focus on topics connected to race, immigration, and social equality (Gershon, 2012, p. 108).

Furthermore, it was highlighted that minority congresswomen also suffer from much lower media coverage than their Anglo counterpart or men (whether they are Anglo-Saxons or part of a minority) (Gershon, 2012, p. 115).

Another significant issue is determined by the objectification of women's bodies and the judgment on their appearance. A study found that the sexism and the representation of women in different countries is strictly correlated with the number of women in power (Haraldsson and Wängnerud, 2018, p. 528).

]]> 2020-10-21 06:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/847671582 Methodology: Semiotic analysis alessiabriano7 https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/847672143 The method of analysis chosen is semiotic analysis. It is based on four images, the title of each article and their captions, published by the New York Times (centric newspaper) regarding the controversy that arose between AOC and Mr Yoho. The sample under analysis consists of four articles published between 7/19/2020 to 7/30/2020 on the newspaper's website, sorted by relevance and analysed in order of appearance.
Through it, the aim is to describe both images and words and give them meaning (O'Shaughnessy and Stadler, 2012, p. 131). This meaning is generally interpreted in the say way by people who share the same understanding of the signs.
I will therefore examine Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's imagines to investigate if she is represented stereotypically and through sexism.]]> 2020-10-21 06:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/847672143 Video alessiabriano7 https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/847696753 2020-10-21 06:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/847696753 Preliminary Findings alessiabriano7 https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/847697247 My preliminary results highlight that the media representation of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is surprising different from the expectations. In the photos analysed, she is represented as a strong and competent woman.
The risk of objectification of the congresswoman's body does not occur in this case in any photos.
In one image, she is portrayed as slightly emotional. Still, it is possible to deduce that this element only serves to transmit her beliefs and principles.
There are, however, some slight references to stereotypes (her hands that move and are a central element in three of the four photos).
Therefore, AOC is represented by the NYTimes as a confident and determinate congresswoman in every image. ]]> 2020-10-21 06:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/847697247 References alessiabriano7 https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/847700615 _{Gershon, S. (2012). When Race, Gender, and the Media Intersect: Campaign News Coverage of Minority Congresswomen.}_{Journal of Women, Politics & Policy,}_{33(2), 105-125.}

_{doi: 10.1080/1554477X.2012.667743}

_{Joshi, D. K. & Hailu, M. F. & Reising, L. J. (2020). Violators, virtuous, or victims? How global newspapers represent the female member of parliament.}_{Feminist Media Studies,}_{20(5), 692-712.}

_{doi:10.1080/14680777.2019.1642225}

_{Haraldsson, A. & Wängnerud, L. (2019). The effect of media sexism on women’s political ambition: evidence from a worldwide study,}_{Feminist Media Studies}_{, 19(4), 525-541.
doi: 10.1080/14680777.2018.1468797}

_{O’Shaughnessy, M & Stadler, J (2012). Semiology - Media and Society,}_{Oxford University Press,}_{131–143. ISBN: 9780195574340}

]]> 2020-10-21 06:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/847700615 Conclusion alessiabriano7 https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/847705216 Finally, it is possible to state through a preliminary analysis, that although there are studies and evidence that testify the different treatment that congresswomen in the USA suffer, in the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez case study they almost entirely disappear.]]> 2020-10-21 06:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/847705216 Research question alessiabriano7 https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/850818269 How does news media in the United States represent the minority congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez through the medium of photos?

]]> 2020-10-22 00:51:53 UTC https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/850818269 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) alessiabriano7 https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/850873070 AOC is a democratic congresswoman and her borough is the 14th in New York (the Bronx). She has become a working class and feminist icon, as she is the youngest woman ever elected.]]> 2020-10-22 01:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/850873070 alessiabriano7 https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/860359866 2020-10-26 03:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/860359866 alessiabriano7 https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/860360308 2020-10-26 03:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/860360308 alessiabriano7 https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/860360590 2020-10-26 03:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/860360590 alessiabriano7 https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/860360862 2020-10-26 03:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/alessiabriano7/AlessiaBriano/wish/860360862