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#MeToo 2.0 as a Critical Incident: Voices, Silencing, and Reckoning in Denmark and Sweden
Roskilde University.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5784-2864
Malmö University, Faculty of Culture and Society (KS), School of Arts and Communication (K3). Malmö University, Faculty of Culture and Society (KS), Rethinking Democracy (REDEM).ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4953-2852
2022 (English)In: Reporting on Sexual Violence in the MeToo Era / [ed] Andrea Baker; Usha Manchanda Rodrigues, London: Routledge, 2022, p. 33-47Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This empirical chapter examines the experience of reporting on, and advocating around, the #MeToo movement 2.0 in Denmark and Sweden, two Scandinavian countries that are ranked among the most gender-equal societies in the world. The #MeToo debates developed in different directions in the two countries, as well as over different time trajectories since its revitalization in 2017. Using the metaphor of “voice(s),” what voices were heard or silenced in the years following the initial #MeToo debate? How were the whys and hows of reporting on sexual violence renegotiated in the post-#MeToo era? We use a mixed methods approach that draws on quantitative and qualitative content analysis; in-depth interviews with journalists, nongovernmental organizations, and activists in both countries (n = 20); participant observations from #MeToo events; and our own participation as expert sources in the coverage of the development of #MeToo in Denmark and Sweden. The study shows how the different patterns of silencing and speaking up illustrate a broader renegotiation of boundaries along two axes. The first axis relates to objectivity/subjectivity in journalistic practices, and the second axis links to the structural/individual foci in the reporting on issues related to sexual violence. However, these renegotiations are highly contextual and intertwined with the political context and civil societal structures in Denmark and Sweden.

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London: Routledge, 2022. p. 33-47
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#metoo
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-55303DOI: 10.4324/9781003220411-4ISBN: 9781032115511 (print)ISBN: 9781003220411 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-55303DiVA, id: diva2:1709804
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Understanding differences in gender justice debates across Denmark and Sweden through the prism of #metooAvailable from: 2022-11-09 Created: 2022-11-09 Last updated: 2022-11-17Bibliographically approved

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