This article focuses on a 'new generation'of female politicians in Central and Eastern Europe
who have emerged in the post-socialist context. These women are found in various …

“Womanliness,” wrote psychoanalyst Joan Riviere,“could be assumed and worn as a
mask”(1989 [1929], 38). Furthermore, Riviere argued, there was no difference between …

The Former Soviet Republics and the Baltic states are a primary source destination for sex
traffickers. Drawing on framing theory and the gendered mediation thesis, this study uses a …

This book provides a fresh overview on the debate about the remarkable regression of
gender equality in the Balkans and South Caucasus caused by the fall of socialism and by …

Lance and Paschyn take the foundational feminist media theory symbolic annihilation and
apply it to Qatar, a context where it is a foreign construct, and may be seen as not culturally …

Since the early emergence of TV series in Egypt in the sixties, TV series started to depict the
community and life of the ordinary people in Egypt, followed by series that dealt with social …

Perkembangan demokrasi, kebebasan berekspresi, serta hadirnya era konvergensi
teknologi, informasi dan komunikasi pasca Reformasi di Indonesia kian pesat. Oleh insan …

The emergence of porno-chic in Eurasia Minor and its local adaptations are the focus of this
chapter. The term 'porno-chic'is not limited to certain types of garment or their absence, but …

Historically, there are several features of the Bulgarian context which have a bearing on a
discussion of the development of Women's and Gender Studies locally. These features …

The countries and regions of the Balkans and the South Caucasus, together with Russia, are
frequently considered the last strongholds of European patriarchy. However, the study of …