The Gendered Ethos of Pseudoscience: Feminized Discourse on Food Safety in the Blogosphere

Rhode, F; Dejmanee, T

The Gendered Ethos of Pseudoscience: Feminized Discourse on Food Safety in the Blogosphere

Rhode, F Dejmanee, T

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Publisher:: University of Iowa
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Poroi, 2021, 16, (2), pp. 1-1
Issue Date:: 2021-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Rhode, F
dc.contributor.author	Dejmanee, T https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7517-211X
dc.date.accessioned	2022-02-01T00:11:53Z
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dc.identifier.citation	Poroi, 2021, 16, (2), pp. 1-1
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/154014
dc.description.abstract	In this paper, we explore the gendered aspects of scientific controversy in the digital age. This project makes use of Leah Ceccarelli’s seminal work on manufactured scientific controversy by considering its implications for the discourse on GMOs and food additives published on digital food and lifestyle blogs. We perform a discourse analysis of several blogs to look at the ways that gendered online discourse and performance influences modern anti-science rhetoric, particularly that which emanates from the sphere colloquially known as crunchy living. We look at the ways the intimate and personal feminine style of digital platforms offer experiential knowledge as a substitute for science. In the current political climate of alternative facts and fake news, this study leads to broader implications about the impact of gendered discourse on the assessment of credibility in online sources.
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dc.publisher	University of Iowa
dc.publisher	https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/poroi/article/id/31095/
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dc.title	The Gendered Ethos of Pseudoscience: Feminized Discourse on Food Safety in the Blogosphere
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In this paper, we explore the gendered aspects of scientific controversy in the digital age. This project makes use of Leah Ceccarelli’s seminal work on manufactured scientific controversy by considering its implications for the discourse on GMOs and food additives published on digital food and lifestyle blogs. We perform a discourse analysis of several blogs to look at the ways that gendered online discourse and performance influences modern anti-science rhetoric, particularly that which emanates from the sphere colloquially known as crunchy living. We look at the ways the intimate and personal feminine style of digital platforms offer experiential knowledge as a substitute for science. In the current political climate of alternative facts and fake news, this study leads to broader implications about the impact of gendered discourse on the assessment of credibility in online sources.

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