Feminevil: The Chechen Black Widows' Symbolic Terrorism

• Autorzy: Jonathan Matusitz , Demi Simi
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper examines the Chechen Black Widows and how they carry symbolic terrorist attacks against Russian targets - the authors' newly created concept of feminevil. By and large, feminevil is a growing phenomenon of girl-militancy in human violence. The theory used in this paper is Symbolic Convergence Theory (SCT). Developed by Bormann (1972), SCT posits that a group can unite to form a collective culture so as to achieve ambitious objectives. Whether it is a word, phrase, narrative, or physical symbol, each tenet - (a) fantasy theme, (b) symbolic cue, (c) fantasy type, and (d) saga - merges with all the others to recognize anything that helps generate, increase, and sustain a rhetorical society's awareness.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Terrorism; Suicides

PL

Terroryzm; Samobójstwa

• Czasopismo: Journal of Geography, Politics and Society
• Rocznik: 2022
• Numer: nr 12 (4)
• Strony: 1--11

Twórcy

autor

Jonathan Matusitz

• Nicholson School of Communication and Media, University of Central Florida

autor

Demi Simi

• Nicholson School of Communication and Media, University of Central Florida

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DOI

10.26881/jpgs.2022.4.01