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"Skit i kosmetik - Vi vill snacka politik." En kvalitativ textanalys av Grupp 8:s porträttering i media ur ett radikalfeministiskt perspektiv

Lindqvist, Liv LU (2020) MRSK62 20201
Human Rights Studies
Abstract (Swedish)
Uppsatsen skildrar synen på och framväxten av radikalfeminismen i Sverige under 1970-talet. Detta görs genom en undersökning av hur kvinnoorganisationen Grupp 8 porträtteras i dagstidningar i jämförelse med deras tidning Kvinnobulletinen efter deras ideologiska omvälvning. Detta ger en förståelse av vilken offentlig bild media skapade av radikalfeminismen och Grupp 8. Feminismens krav innebar stora förändringar till skillnad från gamla tankesätt. Kraven kunde ses som hotfulla och kom att prägla medias porträttering. Frågeställningen: Hur porträtteras Grupp 8 i svenska dagstidningar jämfört med Kvinnobulletinen i samband med två uppmärksammade händelser efter deras ideologiska omvälvning? Hur kan denna porträttering skildra synen på... (More)
Uppsatsen skildrar synen på och framväxten av radikalfeminismen i Sverige under 1970-talet. Detta görs genom en undersökning av hur kvinnoorganisationen Grupp 8 porträtteras i dagstidningar i jämförelse med deras tidning Kvinnobulletinen efter deras ideologiska omvälvning. Detta ger en förståelse av vilken offentlig bild media skapade av radikalfeminismen och Grupp 8. Feminismens krav innebar stora förändringar till skillnad från gamla tankesätt. Kraven kunde ses som hotfulla och kom att prägla medias porträttering. Frågeställningen: Hur porträtteras Grupp 8 i svenska dagstidningar jämfört med Kvinnobulletinen i samband med två uppmärksammade händelser efter deras ideologiska omvälvning? Hur kan denna porträttering skildra synen på radikalfeminismens nya tankegångar i samtidens Sverige?

För att uppnå syftet utförs en textanalys på fyra nyhetsartiklar från de svenska dagstidningarna Aftonbladet och Dagens Nyheter i jämförelse med två texter från Kvinnobulletinen från 1977-1979. Artiklar som upprepas, nämner gruppen kort/irrelevant sammanhang, med andra grupper eller kommer från dem själva har valts bort. Arbetet begränsas även till Grupp 8 i Stockholm. Resultaten visar att Grupp 8 porträtteras som ett opålitligt hot och tillskrivs ofta stereotypiska egenskaper: lesbiska, manshatande, aggressiva och känslomässiga. Porträtteringen bevisar att man såg radikalfeminismens tankar som något nytt i Sverige. Det var en främmande, hotfull ideologi man inte ville välkomna då den skiljde sig radikalt från tidigare tankegångar. Trots att Grupp 8 var en betydelsefull organisation under 70-talet, riskerade inflytandet att undermineras av negativ mediaporträttering genom kopplingen till radikalfeminismen. Deras idéer fick bara belysas i en viss utsträckning i media, inom en bestämd ram och alltför radikala idéer osynliggjordes. (Less)
Abstract
This essay depicts the emergence and view of radical feminism in Sweden during the 1970s. This is done by investigating how the swedish female organization Grupp 8 is portrayed in newspapers compared to their journal, Kvinnobulletinen, after their ideological transformation. This shows what mainstream media made of radical feminism and Grupp 8. Demands of feminism meant major changes unlike previous thinking, which could be seen as threatening and affected media portrayals. My main questions: How is Grupp 8 portrayed in Swedish newspapers in comparison to Kvinnobulletinen, in relation to two notable events during the later 1970s? How can these portrayals depict the view on radical feminism's new demands in contemporary Sweden?

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This essay depicts the emergence and view of radical feminism in Sweden during the 1970s. This is done by investigating how the swedish female organization Grupp 8 is portrayed in newspapers compared to their journal, Kvinnobulletinen, after their ideological transformation. This shows what mainstream media made of radical feminism and Grupp 8. Demands of feminism meant major changes unlike previous thinking, which could be seen as threatening and affected media portrayals. My main questions: How is Grupp 8 portrayed in Swedish newspapers in comparison to Kvinnobulletinen, in relation to two notable events during the later 1970s? How can these portrayals depict the view on radical feminism's new demands in contemporary Sweden?

To achieve this, a text analysis is performed on four articles from swedish newspapers Aftonbladet and Dagens Nyheter in comparison to two texts from Kvinnobulletinen from 1977-1979. I've removed duplicate articles, those which mention Grupp 8 within a brief/irrelevant context or those written by themselves. The essay is limited to Grupp 8 in Stockholm. Results show that Grupp 8 is portrayed as an unreliable threat and stereotypical traits are often attributed. The portrayal reveals that radical feminism’s ideas were something new in Sweden. Because of its differences from previous ways of thinking, it was unwelcome and unfamiliar. Although Grupp 8 was a meaningful organization during the 1970s, their influence risked being undermined by negative portrayal in the media through its link to radical feminism. Their ideas could only be highlighted to a certain extent and ideas that were too radical became invisible. (Less)
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author
Lindqvist, Liv LU
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organization
alternative title
"Forget cosmetics - we want to talk politics." A qualitative text analysis of Group 8's portayal in the media from a radical feminist perspective
course
MRSK62 20201
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Grupp 8, 1970-talet, media, porträttering, kvinnorörelse, Kvinnobulletinen, radikalfeminism, Sverige, Stockholm
language
Swedish
id
9021482
date added to LUP
2020-08-20 11:54:58
date last changed
2020-08-20 11:54:58
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To achieve this, a text analysis is performed on four articles from swedish newspapers Aftonbladet and Dagens Nyheter in comparison to two texts from Kvinnobulletinen from 1977-1979. I've removed duplicate articles, those which mention Grupp 8 within a brief/irrelevant context or those written by themselves. The essay is limited to Grupp 8 in Stockholm. Results show that Grupp 8 is portrayed as an unreliable threat and stereotypical traits are often attributed. The portrayal reveals that radical feminism’s ideas were something new in Sweden. Because of its differences from previous ways of thinking, it was unwelcome and unfamiliar. Although Grupp 8 was a meaningful organization during the 1970s, their influence risked being undermined by negative portrayal in the media through its link to radical feminism. Their ideas could only be highlighted to a certain extent and ideas that were too radical became invisible.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{"Skit i kosmetik - Vi vill snacka politik." En kvalitativ textanalys av Grupp 8:s porträttering i media ur ett radikalfeministiskt perspektiv}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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