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The paradoxes of the public sphere : journalism, gender, and corruption in Mexico, 1940–70

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Smith, Benjamin T. (2019) The paradoxes of the public sphere : journalism, gender, and corruption in Mexico, 1940–70. Journal of Social History, 52 (4). pp. 1330-1354. doi:10.1093/jsh/shy054

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Abstract

This article examines the ways in which conceptions of gender and the public sphere affected Mexican print journalism in the period 1940 to 1970. Though the Mexican Revolution (1910–20) opened up some spaces for female journalists to write about politics, the expansion of industrial press operations in the immediate postrevolutionary period once again cut back opportunities. After 1940, women were generally relegated to writing about household affairs and society news. But, gendered ideas of what could and could not be written also had profound effects on the nature of mid-century journalism. On the one hand, the perceived link between femininity and the discussion of private spaces vaccinated against the exploration of corruption in the public sphere. On the other hand, in order to breach these regulations, both male and female journalists often adopted and subverted women’s voices or their traditional discursive spaces.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: F History United States, Canada, Latin America > F1201 Latin America (General)
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > History > Comparative American Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Women journalists -- México, Women in journalism -- México, México -- History -- 20th century
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Social History
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 0022-4529
Official Date: 21 May 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
21 May 2019Published
19 July 2018Updated
26 March 2018Accepted
Date of first compliant deposit: 2 May 2019
Volume: 52
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 1330-1354
DOI: 10.1093/jsh/shy054
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Publisher Statement: This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Social History following peer review. The version of record Benjamin T Smith, The Paradoxes of the Public Sphere: Journalism, Gender, and Corruption in Mexico, 1940–70, Journal of Social History, , shy054, https://doi.org/10.1093/jsh/shy054
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Copyright Holders: © The Author 2018
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Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
UNSPECIFIEDBritish Academyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000286

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