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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Put your “big girl” voice on : Parliamentary heckling against female MPs
:
Parliamentary heckling against female MPs
Contributor:
Stopfner, Maria
Published:
John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2018
Published in:
Democracy and Discriminatory Strategies in Parliamentary Discourse, 17 (2018) 5, Seite 617-635
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1075/jlp.18014.sto
ISSN:
1569-2159;
1569-9862
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
AbstractHeckles are an illegitimate, yet common way of commenting directly and immediately on what is being said at the lectern. However, (non-)verbal interjections can also be used to disconcert the speaker, thus scoring points within the parliamentary arena. In these cases, female delegates are often confronted with discriminatory remarks and comments that border on sexism and even misogyny. Based on the extensive literature on gender and discourse, the following paper will focus on gender-related heckles and analyse argumentative structures and topoi that are grounded in sexist stereotypes and conservative role-models. Presuming that these incidents are not isolated instances, the paper will compare and contrast several examples from around the world that have caught public attention.