Media and Masculinities in Contemporary Russia

Based on extensive original research, this book examines the extent to which media in Russia upholds the Russian government's stance on sexuality. Overall, the book challenges the prevailing view that media in authoritarian regimes are completely compliant with their government's position.

Autorentext

Olga Andreevskikh is a Senior Lecturer in Russian Language and Culture at Tampere University, Finland.

Inhalt

List of Figures viii

Acknowledgements ix

Introduction 1

1 The Russian media landscape after 2013: an overview 10

2 Discourses on 'traditional sexuality' in Russia: a historical perspective 37

3 'War on terror', Islamophobia, and media portrayals of non-heteronormative masculinities 51

4 Mediation of non-heteronormative masculinities in the context of the global anti-harassment #MeToo movement 101

5 Transgressive masculine performance on Russian TV 152

Conclusion 176

Index 185