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Kärlek eller plågeri? Konstruering av diskurser kring tidelagskriminalisering

Simunaniemi, Mirja (2008)
Department of Gender Studies
Abstract
This study is a discourse analyse of texts concerning the criminalizing of bestiality andonthological questions around it. This essay has been written as an qualitative analyse of three media texts: Swedish and Danish animal protection laws, interpellation of criminalizing bestiality in Swedish Parliament as well as the discussion forum, "Nordisk Zoofil Forum".

The study indicates that bestiality can be understood as inacceptable through discourses about normality, naturalness, moral, sexual pleasure or discourses which comprehend sexual abnormalities as a consequence of each other. On the other side bestiality can be understood as unaccebtable through discourses about sexual needs, sexual identities, love or sexual pleasure. Also the... (More)
This study is a discourse analyse of texts concerning the criminalizing of bestiality andonthological questions around it. This essay has been written as an qualitative analyse of three media texts: Swedish and Danish animal protection laws, interpellation of criminalizing bestiality in Swedish Parliament as well as the discussion forum, "Nordisk Zoofil Forum".

The study indicates that bestiality can be understood as inacceptable through discourses about normality, naturalness, moral, sexual pleasure or discourses which comprehend sexual abnormalities as a consequence of each other. On the other side bestiality can be understood as unaccebtable through discourses about sexual needs, sexual identities, love or sexual pleasure. Also the idea about one practising bestiality seems to be gendered as a male person. (Less)
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author
Simunaniemi, Mirja
supervisor
organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
zoophilism, bestiality, animal protection law, sexual politics, gender, Gender studies, Genusvetenskap
language
Swedish
id
1318180
date added to LUP
2008-06-27 00:00:00
date last changed
2008-06-27 00:00:00
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  abstract     = {{This study is a discourse analyse of texts concerning the criminalizing of bestiality andonthological questions around it. This essay has been written as an qualitative analyse of three media texts: Swedish and Danish animal protection laws, interpellation of criminalizing bestiality in Swedish Parliament as well as the discussion forum, "Nordisk Zoofil Forum".

The study indicates that bestiality can be understood as inacceptable through discourses about normality, naturalness, moral, sexual pleasure or discourses which comprehend sexual abnormalities as a consequence of each other. On the other side bestiality can be understood as unaccebtable through discourses about sexual needs, sexual identities, love or sexual pleasure. Also the idea about one practising bestiality seems to be gendered as a male person.}},
  author       = {{Simunaniemi, Mirja}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Kärlek eller plågeri? Konstruering av diskurser kring tidelagskriminalisering}},
  year         = {{2008}},
}