Title: Doctors and Sheikhs: "Truths" in Virginity Discourse in Jordanian Media
Abstract: This article is concerned with the role Jordanian media play in circulating certain discourses on virginity, namely religious and medical discourses, which are presented as truths that ultimately maintain the conservative status quo with regards to Jordanian women's sexuality. It is argued that media discussions (on the textual, production, and consumption levels) largely perpetuate patriarchal control over women's sexuality and render invisible more progressive points of view. Simultaneously, critical opinions expressed at any of these levels, while vastly important, operate from within the same discursive fields and are thus rendered less radical.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
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