1st Edition

Women, Media, and Power in Indonesia

By Jane Ahlstrand Copyright 2022
178 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

178 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

178 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book demonstrates the crucial link between gender and structures of power in democratic Indonesia, and the role of the online news media in regulating this relationship of power. Using critical discourse analysis (CDA) as a theoretical framework, and social actor analysis as the methodological approach, this book examines the discursive representation of three prominent female Indonesian... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Women and Political Power in Indonesia 3. News Media and Democracy in Indonesia 4. Niche, yet Constrained, Power: Navigating Women’s Political Leadership in Kompas.com 5. Between the Individual and the Institution: Augmenting Power in an Established Hierarchy 6. Courting Controversy: Women as Icons of Contestation 7. Gender and News Media Discourse: Populism, Authoritarianism and Democratic Transition

Biography

Jane Ahlstrand is an Indonesian Studies lecturer in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, at the University of New England, Australia