Immunization and gender inequality: the construction of the image of women in the first vaccination acts against covid-19

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v15i4.2412

Keywords:

Media visibility, Representations, Genre, Journalism, Semiotics.

Abstract

The study aims to analyze the symbolic valences identified in news published on the G1 Portal from all Brazilian states about the first acts of vaccination against covid-19, relating them to issues of race and gender with a focus on women and their position in society. From this perspective, we seek to answer, under the anchorage of Algirdas Julien Greimas’ semiotics, how women were represented in each state. The results portray women as a ‘fragile’ and ‘dependent’ social subject, from the State as a ‘Father-Provider’, alongside the use of black women representing ‘minorities’ that refer to an idea of a diverse and miscegenated Brazil. The conclusions show that the visibility given to women in vaccination campaigns disputed space with sexist and racist representations.

Author Biographies

Carla Montuori Fernandes, Universidade Paulista, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação. São Paulo, SP

Doutorado em Ciências Sociais pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.

Pedro Farnese, Universidade Paulista, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação. São Paulo, SP, Brasil. Instituto Federal do Sudeste de Minas Gerais, Assessoria de Comunicação do Campus Juiz de Fora. Juiz de Fora, MG

Mestrado em Comunicação pela Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora.

Janete Monteiro Garcia, Universidade Paulista, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação. São Paulo, SP

Mestrado em Comunicação pela Universidade Paulista.

Paolo Demuru, Universidade Paulista, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação. São Paulo, SP

Doutorado em Semiótica pela Università di Bologna.

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Published

2021-11-10

How to Cite

Fernandes, C. M., Farnese, P., Garcia, J. M., & Demuru, P. (2021). Immunization and gender inequality: the construction of the image of women in the first vaccination acts against covid-19. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 15(4). https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v15i4.2412

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 4 (2021): Dossiê Estudos métricos da informação científica em saúde, parte 1

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Original articles

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