Being a Woman and Russian National Identity : Discourses and Representations Through the Lenses of Russian Conservative and Nationalist Organizations

• The Russian conservative turn and the masculinization of Russian national identity have affected women’s positions and their roles in the imagined community of the nation. The chapter explores how Russian nationalist organizations portray women and womanhood within Russian national identity discourses and representations. The study compares four nationalist and conservative groups: the Eurasian Youth Union, the Izborskii Club, the Russian Imperial Movement, and the Russian National Unity. The cases selected juxtapose more imperially oriented nationalists (the Eurasian Youth Union and the Izborskii Club) with their far-right, ethno-nationalist counterparts (the Russian Imperial Movement and the Russian National Unity). Digital media enhances the visualization of national identity discourses and the reach of nationalist media production to wider audiences. National identity discourses are critically analyzed within Russian nationalist new media ecologies focussing on their web channels, blogs, and social media. While far-right groups depict women through anti-abortion discourses and in terms of their reproductive functions for society, imperial nationalists have more complex and multi-layered notions of womanhood in terms of cultural, social, and political roles.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Genusstudier (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Gender Studies (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Social och ekonomisk geografi -- Kulturgeografi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Social and Economic Geography -- Human Geography (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap -- Medievetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Media and Communications -- Media Studies (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Statsvetenskap -- Statsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Political Science -- Political Science (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Russia

Russian national identity

Eurasianism

Russian nationalism

conservatism

womanhood

gender roles

discourse

Russian media

Izborsky Club

Izborskii Club

Eurasian Youth Union

Russian Imperial Movement

Russian National Unity

RIM

RNU

digital media

representation

Genusvetenskap

Gender Studies

Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

Media and Communication Studies

Statskunskap

Political Science

Economics

Nationalekonomi

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