Intersectional solidarity, empathy, or pity? Exploring representations of migrant women in German and British newspapers during the pandemic

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ID2149601
AuthorsAlice Beazer (0000-0001-8979-5441, Technical University of Munich), Sean Palicki (Technical University of Munich), Sean-Kelly Palicki (0000-0002-7797-9646, Technical University of Munich), Stefanie Walter (0000-0001-8529-4121, Technical University of Munich), Scott A Eldridge (0000-0002-2184-1509, University of Groningen)
Year2025
Volume48
Issue2
Pages318-345
Publication date2025-01-25
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01419870.2024.2362456
OpenAlexW4399681981
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited48

This research examines migrant women's representation in British and German news during the COVID-19 pandemic, paying particular attention to expressions of solidarity. While previous research has focused on the representation of women and migrants, studies have largely treated these groups as distinct entities. Combining topic modelling with informed grounded theory, this research compares the representation of migrant women, including women from ethnic minorities, across a diverse corpus covering 2020-21. This two-step methodology facilitates intersectional analysis at the macro and micro level, revealing the salience, topical concentration and context of migrant women's coverage. Findings show that solidarity emerged through the platforming of migrant women's voices, and connected to discourses of class, poverty and precarity. Representations containing empathy and pity-less likely drivers of social change-were more prevalent. This research contributes to our understanding of migrant women's coverage during the pandemic and provides a granular and intersectional lens for analysing minoritized group representation

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Empathy · German · Media studies · Newspaper · Pandemic · Pity · Political science · Sociology · Solidarity · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · History · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Media Studies and Communication · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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