CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Cseke Táskai, Veronika |
|---|---|
| Title | ISIS, Women and the West - Media Representation of Western Women Joining to ISIS |
| Summary | This study analyses the media representation of Western women who joined to the Islamic State. Their case is specific, because in that conflict, a terrorist organization was able to attract more women than any other before, therefore it is a question how the West explains this phenomenon. Media often represent violent women in the traditional gender stereotypes, as naïve, passive victims, even if their act is political. This pattern can be found in this specific case in two narrative schemas. While both argue that women are passive agents and lack the capability for rational decision, one depicts them in a positive value, other in a negative, depending on how they fit to the standard Western norms. The thesis argues that, as placing the responsibility on other than the individual or their home society, it is able to maintain its normative position in the fight against ISIS. |
| Supervisor | Roe, Paul |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/cseke_veronika.pdf |
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