Journal Article

The Holy Month of Violence : The Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence in Egyptian Television Series During Ramadan 2012

Bashir, Manaf Mahdi

2015

Overview

In this multi-method study of gender-based violence, the author analyzed 150 episodes of the five most watched Egyptian series during the 30 days of Ramadan 2012. It was followed by a textual analysis of selected and evident scenes of gender-based violence from the five series. The study coded for the prevalence of violence and gender-based violence, both in verbal and non-verbal forms, as well as the context in which the violence took place (reason for using violence and gender of perpetrators). This research assumed that the increasing awareness toward violence in the media, gender-based violence would be less appearing in television programming. To the opposite, the study found gender-based violence to be highly visible in today's media content. In the Egyptian series of Ramadan 2012, the author found that a great majority of gender-based violence were perpetuated by men. The main reasons for the violence were mere anger and as a form of punishment. The study also found that the justification for the violence did not matter whether the perpetrator or the victim was at fault. The use of humor trivializes gender-based violence and its consequences on consumers who watch these television series.

• Publisher: جامعة الكويت - مجلس النشر العلمي
• Subject: العنف ضد المرأة / المسلسلات الرمضانية / نظرية المعرفة الإجتماعية