Acoso sexual callejero y estrategias comunicativas. Un análisis comparado entre Espa?a y Marruecos

摘要

Gender-based street harassment is a common form of intimidation and control of women in the patriarchal society. It constitutes a violation of human rights and it is widely present in all societies today. In this paper we assume the gender perspective to understand the street harassment as a manifestation of gender-based violence. Then, we go in depth into media representations of this kind of practices, focusing on traditional media as well as alternative media. All this assuming that this phenomenon exists in the two reference societies of this study (Morocco and Spain) and it is transmitted by Spanish and Moroccan media using similar discursive strategies. Based on the analysis of different case studies, this research reveals that classic mass media spread more conservative and simplistic approaches about street harassment than alternative media. In this sense, openness and more radical strategies are characteristic of alternative media, especially those based on 2.0. communication.