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    Master Thesis
    Toplumsal cinsiyete ataerkil bir saldırı: Nijerya basınında kadının temsili
    (2014) Isa, Farouk Musa; Atabey, Melek
    The systematic negative media portrayals of women in Nigerian press are orchestrated by and work out according to the conventional archetypes of the ruling elites in order to quench their patriarchal obsessive desire to 'control the bodies' of the female folks. Drawing upon hegemonic approach and feminist critical theories, this study examines the ways in which Nigerian newspapers portray women in crime stories. To uncover the hidden ideological meanings embedded in these depictions and explore the way social power abuse, dominance, and inequality are enacted and reproduced in such newspapers, this research critically analyzed two most widely read Nigerian tabloids for the period of 12 months. The findings shows that the newspaper coverage in Nigeria has been consistently negative and, at times, hostile and hateful toward women accused of violent crimes. The study also found that the Nigerian press does little to challenge the age-old impressions of women as 'weak' and 'vulnerable', instead they actually reinforce these preexisting patriarchal perceptions. Finally, it's discovered that the newspapers analyzed in this study rely heavily on cultural stereotypes in their portrayal of victimization. Their formats of presenting victimization of women in crime stories are meant to disempower women, reify women's vulnerability, and promote the 'culture of fear' among them, because these newspapers attribute victimization of women to the victim's behavior rather than the social systems that may oppress women. Keywords: Gender Representations, Crime News, Victimization