An analysis of animal metaphors in episodes of gender-based violence reported in spanish and canadian newspapers
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2023
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López Rodríguez, Irene (2023). An Analysis of Animal Metaphors in Episodes of Gender-Based Violence Reported in Spanish and Canadian Newspapers.” ES Review. Spanish Journal of English Studies, 44, 81-110.
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Este artículo explora metáforas animales en episodios de violencia de género publicados en la prensa española y canadiense. Se analizan las metáforas zoomórficas más frecuentes empleadas en la representación de las víctimas femeninas en casos reales documentados en la prensa de España y Canadá desde el año 2006 al 2022. Los resultados de esta investigación muestran cómo el lenguaje de las especies articula discursos de violencia de género y cómo el maltratador masculino ve a su víctima femenina a través de una óptica animal para deshumanizar, sexualizar, ejercer e incluso justificar sus actos violentos
This article explores animal metaphors in episodes of gender-based violence reported in Spanish and Canadian newspapers. It analyzes the most common zoomorphic representations of female victims in real cases of gender-based violence documented in the news in Spain and Canada from 2006 to 2022. The research shows how the bestial iconography articulates discourses of gender-based violence and how the male perpetrator sees the abused woman through an animal lens to dehumanize, sexualize, exert, and even justify his violent actions
This article explores animal metaphors in episodes of gender-based violence reported in Spanish and Canadian newspapers. It analyzes the most common zoomorphic representations of female victims in real cases of gender-based violence documented in the news in Spain and Canada from 2006 to 2022. The research shows how the bestial iconography articulates discourses of gender-based violence and how the male perpetrator sees the abused woman through an animal lens to dehumanize, sexualize, exert, and even justify his violent actions