Social Media Podcasts on Honor Killing: Analysing Language Patterns in Gender-Based Violence Discourse
In this paper, Junaid Akram’s YouTube podcast episode “Challenges Faced By Women In Our Society,” aired on April 27, 2024, is discussed to understand the show’s discourse on honor-based violence (honor killings) in Pakistan. Using both thematic and discourse analytical approaches, the actual study discusses honor killings with references to Akram’s Podcast and explores different sociocultural factors that contribute to such violence as well as the function of new media in constructing public understanding of the phenomenon. Subsequently, the findings show that Akram opposes honor killings, tries to break the process of constructing patriarchal norms, and underscores education and critical thinking. As a strength of social media, the study shows that social media can only go the extra mile of alerting society but cannot fully change strong cultural beliefs that are deeply rooted in society.
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Honor Killings, Gender-based Violence, Digital Media
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(1) Noor Naeem
M.Phil. Scholar, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Umar Razaq
M.Phil Scholar, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Naeem, N., & Razaq, M. U. (2024). Social Media Podcasts on Honor Killing: Analysing Language Patterns in Gender-Based Violence Discourse. Global Sociological Review, IX(IV), 86-99. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-IV).09
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CHICAGO : Naeem, Noor, and Muhammad Umar Razaq. 2024. "Social Media Podcasts on Honor Killing: Analysing Language Patterns in Gender-Based Violence Discourse." Global Sociological Review, IX (IV): 86-99 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-IV).09
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HARVARD : NAEEM, N. & RAZAQ, M. U. 2024. Social Media Podcasts on Honor Killing: Analysing Language Patterns in Gender-Based Violence Discourse. Global Sociological Review, IX, 86-99.
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MHRA : Naeem, Noor, and Muhammad Umar Razaq. 2024. "Social Media Podcasts on Honor Killing: Analysing Language Patterns in Gender-Based Violence Discourse." Global Sociological Review, IX: 86-99
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MLA : Naeem, Noor, and Muhammad Umar Razaq. "Social Media Podcasts on Honor Killing: Analysing Language Patterns in Gender-Based Violence Discourse." Global Sociological Review, IX.IV (2024): 86-99 Print.
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OXFORD : Naeem, Noor and Razaq, Muhammad Umar (2024), "Social Media Podcasts on Honor Killing: Analysing Language Patterns in Gender-Based Violence Discourse", Global Sociological Review, IX (IV), 86-99
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TURABIAN : Naeem, Noor, and Muhammad Umar Razaq. "Social Media Podcasts on Honor Killing: Analysing Language Patterns in Gender-Based Violence Discourse." Global Sociological Review IX, no. IV (2024): 86-99. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-IV).09