Sex, Slavery and Politics: The problem of Trafficking in Woman as Presented in Serbian Press Cover Image

Seks, roblje i politika: Problem trgovine ženama u štampanim medijima u Srbiji
Sex, Slavery and Politics: The problem of Trafficking in Woman as Presented in Serbian Press

Author(s): Slobodanka Dekić
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Centar za ženske studije & Centar za studije roda i politike, Fakultet političkih nauka, Beograd
Keywords: Women; media; press; trafficking in women; representation;

Summary/Abstract: The women's NGO ASTRA, within its campaign for prevention and education, conducted a research on the media presentation of trafficking in women during 1999-2001. The research included the analysis of visual, textual and linguistic aspects of the articles. According to the results, the press in Serbia had presented this problem in sensational manner, burdened by the numerous prejudices of the political circumstances of the period. Such media approach had completely obscured the fact that the trafficking in women has been one of the most extreme forms of violence against women and of violation of women's human rights.

  • Issue Year: 2004
  • Issue No: Special
  • Page Range: 29-35
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Serbian