Mexico City, 2009

Gender and Communication Section Program

July 21st - July 24th




Convenors:

Todd Holden, Section Chair / Tohoku University (Japan)
Margaretha Geertsema, Section Vice Chair / Butler University (USA)
Maria Edstron, Section Vice Chair / University of Gothenburg (Sweden)




Session 1: Tuesday, July 21st, 14:15 - 15:45

Gender and the Media Institution

Presenter Institution Paper Title Abstract
Paula Lobo Universidade do Minho (Portugal) "Women in Television News: Semi-structured discussions"
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Rosa Cabecinhas Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade do Minho (Portugal)
Ann Hollifield University of Georgia (USA) "Rising Voices: Women and Diversity in the U.S. Local Television Industry"
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Bohyeong Kim Seoul National University (South Korea) "Early Female Announcers in Modern South Korea: Focusing on the historical formation of occupational characteristics and identities"
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Misook Baek Seoul National University (South Korea)
Hatty Oliver Department of Media and Communication, Goldsmiths College (UK) "Aesthetics not Ethics: The field of feminine journalism"
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Chair: Margaretha Geertsema, Butler University (USA)

Room: Salón 2




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Session 2: Tuesday, July 21st, 16:15 - 18:00

Women Finding Voice

Presenter Institution Paper Title Abstract
Hakan Ergül Anadolu University (Turkey) "In/between Fiction and Reality: Media, everyday life and construction of gender"
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Íncilay Cangöz Anadolu University (Turkey)
Emre Gökalp Anadolu University (Turkey)
Ece Algan California State University, San Bernardino (USA) "Women's Voices on the Radio: Traditions, family honor and women's rights in Southeast Turkey"
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Seyedeh Shideh Lalami Allameh Tabatabaee University (Iran) "The Hidden Half of Women's Life in Iranian Cinema: Second Wife, Life in Shadows"
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Gilbert Motsaathebe Lecturer of Journalism, Faculty of Informatics and Design
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (South Africa)
"Divergent Discourse in Independent Films and TV Programmes Produced by Women in Southern Africa"
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Igal Mashiah The College of Management Academic Studies (Israel) "Purity: Breaking the Codes of Silence"
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Chair: Silvana Mota-Ribeiro, CECS, University of Minho (Portugal)

Room: Salón 2




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Session 3: Wednesday, July 22nd, 9:00 - 10:45

The Women's Right to Communicate from the Human Rights Perspective (In Spanish)


Presenter Institution Paper Title Abstract
Dra. Aimée Vega Montiel National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), (Mexico) "Women's Human Rights in the Mexican Media Agenda"
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Dra. Marcela Lagarde y de los Ríos National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), (Mexico) "The Transversalization of the Gender Perspective in the Media Law in Mexico"
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Mtra. Olga Bustos Romero National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), (Mexico) "Violence of Gender in Media and Critical Audiences"
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Mtra. Angélica de la Peña Network of Researchers for the Life and Liberty of Women (Mexico) "The Human Right to Communicate for Girls"
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Mtra. Ángela Alfarache Lorenzo National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), (Mexico) "The General Law on Women's Access to a Life Free from Violence and the Media Role in the Eradication of Violence against Women"
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Chair: Dra. Patricia Castañeda (Mexico)

Room: Salón 2




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Session 4: Wednesday, July 22nd, 14:15 - 15:45

Activism I


Presenter Institution Paper Title Abstract
Edgard Rebouças Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (Brazil) "Feminism and Media in Brazil: Thoughts about women participation as political stakeholders in cultural industries"
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Ana Veloso Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (Brazil)
Chiung Hwang Chen Brigham Young University Hawaii (USA) "Feminist Movement in Taiwan's Buddhism: A call to abolish the Eight Reverent Precepts"
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Muhammad Usman Ghani (Pakistan) "Media, Gender, and Communication: The role of media in visibilizing women's information in Pakistan"
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Chair: Hakan Ergül, Anadolu University (Turkey)

Room: Salón 2




Session 5: Wednesday, July 22nd, 16:15 - 18:00

Activism II


Presenter Institution Paper Title Abstract
Yang Chen Renmin University of China (China) "Media Strategies and News Production: A case study of women's movement in contemporary China,"
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Hamideh Jamaali Allameh Tabatabai University (Islamic Republic of Iran) "Comparative Study of Iranian Women's Movement Discourse in Two Historical Events: 'Constitutionalism Movement' and 'Campaign of 1 Million Signatures to Change Biased Laws'"
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Margaretha Geertsema Butler Univesity (USA) "Building Global Bridges: How women's eNews covers women around the world"
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Chair: Hakan Ergül, Anadolu University (Turkey)

Room: Salón 2




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Session 6: Thursday, July 23rd, 9:00 - 10:45

Gender and Development


Presenter Institution Paper Title Abstract
Richa Tripathi (India) "Folk Arts Reflecting Gender issues in India"
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Amie Joof Inter-African Network for Women, Media, Gender Equity and Development (Senegal) "Gender and Media in Africa: A study conducted in 8 countries in West Africa, namely The Gambia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Niger"
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Abigail Ogwezzy University of Lagos (Nigeria) "Rebranding Widowhood Practices: A social marketing approach"
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Lisa McLaughlin Miami University-Ohio (USA) "Neoliberal Governmentality at Work: Incorporating women and ICT into national development plans in Malaysia"
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Sarah Bradshaw Principal Lecturer in Development Studies, Middlesex University (UK) "Rights Are Nice, but They are Not Real Life [Nicaragua]"
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Jean Casey Gender and Generation Researcher, Puntos de Encuentro (Nicaragua)
Chair: Ann Hollifield, University of Georgia (USA)

Room: Salón 2




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Session 7: Thursday, July 23rd, 14:15 - 15:45

Pop Culture and Gender Performance I

Presenter Institution Paper Title Abstract
Dorit Naaman Queen's University (Canada) "Combat Cuties: The visual portrayal of women soldiers in Israel"
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Eva Berger College of Management Academic Studies (Israel)
Carla Cerqueira University of Minho (Portugal) "The Visual Representation of Women in the Media"
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Rosa Cabecinhas University of Minho (Portugal)
Hsiu-hui Sun National Chengchi University (Taiwan) "Capitalism, Colonialism and Cross-cultural Studies: Comparing the female images of the classic Shanghai calender posters and the print ads during Japanese occupation of Taiwan"
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I-fen Chen Fulbright Scholar and Independent Researcher (Taiwan)
Chair: Michael Prieler, Hallym University (South Korea)

Room: Salón 2




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Session 8: Thursday, July 23rd, 16:15 - 18:00

Pop Culture and Gender Performance II

Presenter Institution Paper Title Abstract
Diana Nastasia University of North Dakota (USA) "Girlhood and the Disney Exotic Princesses"
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Charu Uppal University of South Pacific (Fiji)
Jessica Birthisel Indiana University, (USA) "Some like it Hotter: Angelina Jolie's Sex-positive Feminist Representations in the Third Wave, On Screen and Off"
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Nelly Quemener University Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris III (France) "Female Humorists on French Television Talk Shows"
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Chair: Michael Prieler, Hallym University (South Korea)

Room: Salón 2




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Session 9: Friday, July 24th, 9:00 - 10:45

Representations for Consumption


Presenter Institution Paper Title Abstract
Carla Baptista Lusofona University, Lisbon (Portugal) "The Representation of the Feminine in Women's and Men's Magazines"
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Orly Tsarfaty The Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel (Israel) "Preservation vs. Change: Manifestations of feminist discourse in commercial family magazines in ultra-Orthodox society in Israel"
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Dalia Liran-Alper The College of Management-Academic Studies, Tel Aviv And Beit Berl College (Israel)
Anne-Marie Kinahan Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada) "Commodifying Women's Citizenship: Gender, consumption, and Everywoman's World"
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Silvana Mota-Ribeiro CECS, University of Minho (Portugal) "Beyond the Visual Surface: An application of social semiotics visual grammar to advertising images"
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Zara Pinto-Coelho CECS, University of Minho (Portugal)
Michael Prieler Hallym University (South Korea) "Gender Representations of Older People in Japanese TV Ads"
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Florian Kohlbacher German Institute for Japanese Studies (Japan)
Shigeru Hagiwara Keio University (Japan)
Akie Arima Tokyo Woman's Christian University (Japan)
Chair: Ece Algan, California State University, San Bernardino (USA)

Room: Salón 2




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Session 10: Friday, July 24th, 9:00 - 10:45

Media Perspectives on Women's Human Rights (In Spanish)


Presenter Institution Paper Title Abstract
Elsa Ángeles Vera La Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico) "¿Dónde están los límites de la información? El debate sobre el aborto, agosto de 2000"
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Josefina Hernández-Téllez Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (México)
Adriana Peimbert Reyes Universidad Autònoma de la Ciudad de Mèxico (Mexico) "Exclusion and Violation of the Rights of the Women in the Execution of Policies of Sexual and Reproductive Health. Analysis of the press"
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Teresa Ruiz Cantero Universidad de Alicante (Espana) "Construcción de Enfermedades sexuadas desde la Publicidad de Fármacos en Revistas Internacionales de Medicina (1975-2005): Un asunto de validez científica"
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Leticia Cerda Càmara de Diputados (Mèxico) "Los Medios de Comunicación Masiva una Herramienta para la Especialización en Derechos Humanos y Equidad de Género"
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Sandra Lòpez Astudillo GAMMA (Ecuador) "Medios de Comunicación, Imaginario Social y Relaciones de Género"
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Chair: Elvira Hernández Carballido ( )

Room: Cele 2




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Session 11: Friday, July 24th, 14:15 - 15:45

Gender in Internet Spaces


Presenter Institution Paper Title Abstract
Nonny de la Pena University of Southern California (USA) "Sexual Harassment and Gender in Second Life"
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Andrew Schrock University of Southern California (USA)
Jacki Morie University of Southern California (USA)
Yow-Jiun Wang National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan) "New Little Men on the Net: A case study of straight male Internet daters in Taiwan"
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Omid Ali Masoudi Sooreh University (Iran) "Content Analysis of the Material Produced by Iranian Women Bloggers in 2008"
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Maryam Kiani Allameh Tabatabai University (Iran) "Gendered Identities in Persian Blogosphere"
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Comfort Mbachu Niger Delta University (Nigeria) "Empowering the Nigerian Girl-Child through Science, Communication Technology in Education for a Better Tomorrow"
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Chair: Emre Gökalp, Anadolu University (Turkey)

Room: Salón 2




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Session 12: Friday, July 24th, 16:15 - 18:00

Gender in the News


Presenter Institution Paper Title Abstract
Carla Cerqueira Universidade do Minho (Portugal) "Media Representations of the International Women's Day in Portugal"
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Rosa Cabecinhas Instituto de Ciencias Sociais da Universidade do Minho (Portugal)
Girish J. "Jeff" Gulati Bentley University (USA) "Media Representation and Gender Differences in the Coverage of International Human Trafficking"
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Susanne Kinnebrock University of Vienna (Austria) "The Construction of Gender: A comparative study of newspaper coverage in three countries"
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Melanie Magin Austrian Academy of Sciences (Austria)
Birgit Stark Austrian Academy of Sciences (Austria)
Núria Fernández Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (España) "Framing Women Politicians: Hillary Clinton media treatment analysis in the Spanish print media"
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Etse Sikanku University of Iowa (USA) "Media Framing of Sarah Palin in the Aftermath of Her Interview with Katie Couric"
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Chair: Amie Joof, Inter-African Network for Women, Media, Gender Equity and Development (Senegal)

Room: Salón 2




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Session 13: Friday, July 24th, 16:15 - 18:00

The Women's Right to Communicate: Representation, Consumption, and Access to Media and Broadcasting Industries in Iberoamerica (In Spanish)


Presenter Institution Paper Title Abstract
Alma Elena Gutiérrez Leyton Tecnológico de Monterrey (México) "Ellas como Protagonistas de la Noticia en México. Análisis de los patrones de representación de la mujer en el manejo noticioso en 5 periódicos"
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Magaly Ruiz Tecnológico de Monterrey (México)
Edgar Rivera Tecnológico de Monterrey (México)
María del Mar Ramírez Alvarado Universidad de Sevilla (España) "Representación de las Mujeres Maduras en Televisión: Una situación discriminatoria"
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Inmaculada Gordillo Álvarez Universidad de Sevilla (España)
Morella Alvarado Miquelena Universidad Central de Venezuela (Venezuela)
Iliana Ferrer Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona (España) "La Imagen de las Adolescentes en el Prime Time Televisivo Español: Transmisión, consumo y recepción en ficción, informativos y publicidad"
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Nati Ramajo Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona (España)
Virginia Luzón Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona (España)
Arantxa Capdevila Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona (España)
Mónica Figueras Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona (España)
Mònika Jiménez Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona (España)
Lorena Gómez Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona (España)
Marta Martín Llaguno Universidad de Alicante (España) "La Mujer en la Industria Publicitaria: La concentración horizontal en la comunicación comercial"
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Alejandra Hernández Ruiz Universidad de Alicante (España)
Federico Rey Lennon Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (Argentina)
Marta Martín Llaguno Universidad de Alicante (España) "La Mujer en la Industria Publicitaria. La segregación Vertical en la Comunicación Comercial (Techo de Cristal y Suelo Pegajoso): Una comparación entre España y Argentina"
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Marina Beléndez Vázquez Universidad de Alicante (España)
Paula Marzulli Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (Argentina)
Concepciòn Medrano Universidad del Paìs Vasco (UPV/EHU), (España) "¿Reproduce el Medio Televisivo los Estereotipos Sociales de Género?: Resultados de una Investigación en el País Vasco (España)"
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A. Aierbe Universidad del Paìs Vasco (UPV/EHU), (España)
Juan Ignacio Martínez de Morentín de Goñi Universidad del Paìs Vasco (UPV/EHU) (España)
Chair: Adriana Peimbert Reyes, Universidad Autònoma de la Ciudad de Mèxico

Room: Cele 7




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