UNRULY WOMEN IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE: LA BARBE ON LE PETIT JOURNAL

Authors

  • Amy E Forrest

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/sclplr.v2i1.64771

Keywords:

Feminism, Direct action, Media Reception, Deviance, France

Abstract

This article considers the social consequences of transgressing expected norms of gendered behaviour in the public sphere of a mainstream French television programme. La Barbe, who appeared on Le Petit Journal in December 2011, elicited an onslaught of indignant and sardonic public responses via social media. Drawing on Meehan (1995), Fraser (1990, 1995), and Landes (1995), this article analyses the televised appearance and the online reactions. Due to La Barbe’s unsuccessful communication and interested discourse, the public denounced, and so attempted to regulate, feminist disobedience.

Author Biography

Amy E Forrest

Amy E Forrest is an independent researcher with plans to commence a PhD. She holds an MA in Languages and Cultures (Research Route) French, and a BA in French Studies, both from the University of Manchester, UK

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Published

2014-02-01

How to Cite

Forrest, A. E. (2014). UNRULY WOMEN IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE: LA BARBE ON LE PETIT JOURNAL. Sociologias Plurais, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/sclplr.v2i1.64771

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014): 1º SEM./2014

Section

Articles

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