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Feeling Ontologically Insecure: The Anti- “Gender Ideology” Discourse in Colombia’s Second Half of 2016

Rodriguez Benitez, Diana Rocio LU (2020) SIMV07 20201
Department of Political Science
Education
Master of Science in Global Studies
Graduate School
Abstract
Anti-genderism and anti- “gender ideology” discourses have been taken place in various parts around the world including Latin America and Europe. Political parties and social and religious movements have been mobilising against “gender ideology” in elections and protests defending the traditional family model. This thesis investigates such discourses from an ontological (in)security lenses by conducting Discourse Historical Approach (DHA). In a case study focusing on the second half of 2016 in Colombia, social media, official statements and bulletins of Ángela Hernández, Marco Fidel Ramírez, Alejandro Ordóñez –conservative politicians– and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia –a Catholic Church institution– are analysed in order to unveil... (More)
Anti-genderism and anti- “gender ideology” discourses have been taken place in various parts around the world including Latin America and Europe. Political parties and social and religious movements have been mobilising against “gender ideology” in elections and protests defending the traditional family model. This thesis investigates such discourses from an ontological (in)security lenses by conducting Discourse Historical Approach (DHA). In a case study focusing on the second half of 2016 in Colombia, social media, official statements and bulletins of Ángela Hernández, Marco Fidel Ramírez, Alejandro Ordóñez –conservative politicians– and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia –a Catholic Church institution– are analysed in order to unveil the power relations behind the anti- “gender ideology” discourse. This discourse is based on a positive representation of the “self” and a negative representation of the “other”. The analysis will reveal that all four selected actors used the anti- “gender ideology” discourse as a strategy to securitise their subjectivity. (Less)
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author
Rodriguez Benitez, Diana Rocio LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMV07 20201
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Gender ideology, anti-genderism, ontological security theory, Discourse Historical Approach, discursive strategies, social media.
language
English
id
9017313
date added to LUP
2020-06-22 16:48:36
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2020-06-22 16:48:36
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  abstract     = {{Anti-genderism and anti- “gender ideology” discourses have been taken place in various parts around the world including Latin America and Europe. Political parties and social and religious movements have been mobilising against “gender ideology” in elections and protests defending the traditional family model. This thesis investigates such discourses from an ontological (in)security lenses by conducting Discourse Historical Approach (DHA). In a case study focusing on the second half of 2016 in Colombia, social media, official statements and bulletins of Ángela Hernández, Marco Fidel Ramírez, Alejandro Ordóñez –conservative politicians– and the Episcopal Conference of Colombia –a Catholic Church institution– are analysed in order to unveil the power relations behind the anti- “gender ideology” discourse. This discourse is based on a positive representation of the “self” and a negative representation of the “other”. The analysis will reveal that all four selected actors used the anti- “gender ideology” discourse as a strategy to securitise their subjectivity.}},
  author       = {{Rodriguez Benitez, Diana Rocio}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Feeling Ontologically Insecure: The Anti- “Gender Ideology” Discourse in Colombia’s Second Half of 2016}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}