#MeToo en Portugal: un análisis temático del movimiento a través de artículos de opinión

Carla Preciosa Braga Cerqueira,; Célia Taborda; Ana Sofia  Pereira

doi:10.7764/cdi.55.57013

Authors

Carla Preciosa Braga Cerqueira, Universidad Lusófona, CICANT, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6767-3793
Célia Taborda Universidad Lusófona, CICANT, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2547-2480
Ana Sofia Pereira Universidad Lusófona, CICANT, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1829-0205

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7764/cdi.55.57013

Keywords:

#MeToo, feminisms, Portugal, media, opinion

Abstract

#MeToo is one of the feminist movements driven by the digital and with glocal expression. Turned viral through Twitter, it quickly gained visibility in traditional media, bringing to the public sphere the discussion of topics related to sexual harassment and violence. Using the public expression of the #MeToo movement in the Portuguese traditional media between 2017 and 2022, and based on a qualitative methodology anchored in a thematic analysis of 91 opinion articles of the newspapers Expresso and Público, this paper aims to comprehend the particularities of the Portuguese context around #MeToo issues and analyze the themes that were highlighted in these spaces. Three major themes arise: sexual harassment and violence, questioning (re)victimization and normalization, and the Ambivalence of feminisms in the #MeToo movement. From our findings, the emergence of contradictory discourses about the movement that served to both discredit it and raise public awareness of the problems of sexual harassment and violence stands out. In conclusion, opinion articles have the power to both influence the crystallization of specific positions and the change of attitudes and behaviors in the public sphere due to the authority and legitimacy of those who write opinion pieces in the newspapers and have the ability to thematize the public sphere.

Author Biographies

Carla Preciosa Braga Cerqueira,, Universidad Lusófona, CICANT, Porto, Portugal

Carla Cerqueira, doutorada em Ciências da Comunicação pela Universidade do Minho (2012), ela é Professora Associada na Universidade Lusófona e investigadora integrada no CICANT. Investiga sobre género, feminismos, ativismos, interseccionalidade, media e comunicação. Tem publicado em revistas e livros nacionais e internacionais, participado em conferências e projetos de investigação e ação. Atualmente é investigadora principal dos projetos FEMglocal – Movimentos feministas glocais: interações e contradições (PTDC/COM-CSS/4049/2021) e Vozes em Rede (COFAC/ILIND/CICANT/1/2021).

Célia Taborda, Universidad Lusófona, CICANT, Porto, Portugal

Célia Taborda Silva, doutorada em História Contemporânea pela Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto. Ela é Professora Associada na Universidade Lusófona e investigadora no CICANT. Investiga sobre história contemporânea, movimentos sociais e feminismos. Autora de livros, capítulos de livros e diversos artigos em revistas nacionais e internacionais, tem participado em várias conferências e integrado a organização de eventos. Atualmente é co-investigadora principal (Co-PI) do projeto FEMglocal – Movimentos feministas glocais: interações e contradições (PTDC/COM-CSS/4049/2021).

Ana Sofia Pereira, Universidad Lusófona, CICANT, Porto, Portugal

Ana Sofia Pereira, bolseira de Pós-Doutoramento no projeto FEMglocal – Movimentos feministas glocais: interações e contradições (PTDC/COM-CSS/4049/2021). Ela é doutorada em Ciências da Comunicação (especialização em Cinema, Argumento) pela Universidade Nova de Lisboa, com uma estadia na Universidade de Reading (2020). Professora do ensino superior, investigadora integrada do CICANT, guionista e script doctor, ganhou o apoio do ICA em 2020 e em 2022. Os seus maiores interesses de investigação recaem nos estudos de género, cinema, comunicação digital e inclusão.

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