The Representation of Immigrants Muslim Women in the Italian Mass Media

Abstract

This paper analizes the gender perspective of the Italian press concerning immigrant Muslim women. This image determines how society views this group of people. Therefore, a qualitative analysis of the three main Italian newspapers articles (La Repubblica, Il Resto del Carlino, Corriere della Sera) seems appropriate. The investigation is based on the specific type of discursive representation (subject and images) of these women in articles from 2001 to 2018 and the news production context (authors, placing, time). The analysis of this information shows us how the image of immigrant Muslim women is built by the patriarchal and ethnocentric view of stereotypes justified by the idea of suspicion, submission and oppression.