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Shepherdesses: new representations of rural women in Spain

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    Identifier: imarina:9231651
    Authors:
    Castello, EnricRomano, Maria Jose
    Abstract:
    This article discusses the practices of representing shepherd women in Spain, who have recently become more visible. New representations challenge stereotyped concepts of gender roles and rurality in such a masculinized context as the livestock sector. One of the main arguments of the article is that shepherdesses narratives and visuals connect with the sustainable agro-social development of the economy from an ecofeminist perspective. The authors conducted a close reading of a selection of productions, including short videos and media interventions about shepherdesses. Among the conclusions, they argue that shepherdesses' media productions and interventions put women at the center of local development processes, with particular emphasis on their role and leadership qualities. Their activities promote and maintain a networked sisterhood that activates intersectional approaches in favor of alternative structures to farming and life in rural areas.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Castello, Enric; Romano, Maria Jose;
    Department: Estudis de Comunicació
    URV's Author/s: Castelló Cogollos, Enric
    Keywords: Sororidad Shepherd women Rural women Networked sisterhood Intersectionality Gender representations Gender Ecofeminism Commons Climate-change
    Abstract: This article discusses the practices of representing shepherd women in Spain, who have recently become more visible. New representations challenge stereotyped concepts of gender roles and rurality in such a masculinized context as the livestock sector. One of the main arguments of the article is that shepherdesses narratives and visuals connect with the sustainable agro-social development of the economy from an ecofeminist perspective. The authors conducted a close reading of a selection of productions, including short videos and media interventions about shepherdesses. Among the conclusions, they argue that shepherdesses' media productions and interventions put women at the center of local development processes, with particular emphasis on their role and leadership qualities. Their activities promote and maintain a networked sisterhood that activates intersectional approaches in favor of alternative structures to farming and life in rural areas.
    Thematic Areas: Womens studies Visual arts and performing arts Sociologia i política Información y documentación General o multidisciplinar Gender studies Comunicação e informação Communication Ciencias sociales Ciências sociais aplicadas i Ciencias humanas Arts
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: enric.castello@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0003-2154-2450
    Record's date: 2024-08-03
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14680777.2021.1992646
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Feminist Media Studies. 23 (4): 1659-1675
    APA: Castello, Enric; Romano, Maria Jose; (2023). Shepherdesses: new representations of rural women in Spain. Feminist Media Studies, 23(4), 1659-1675. DOI: 10.1080/14680777.2021.1992646
    Article's DOI: 10.1080/14680777.2021.1992646
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2023
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Communication,Gender Studies,Visual Arts and Performing Arts,Womens Studies
    Sororidad
    Shepherd women
    Rural women
    Networked sisterhood
    Intersectionality
    Gender representations
    Gender
    Ecofeminism
    Commons
    Climate-change
    Womens studies
    Visual arts and performing arts
    Sociologia i política
    Información y documentación
    General o multidisciplinar
    Gender studies
    Comunicação e informação
    Communication
    Ciencias sociales
    Ciências sociais aplicadas i
    Ciencias humanas
    Arts
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