The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of female and male authors from a genderperspective and how different cultures and ethnicities were represented in three textbooks: SpråkportenSvenska som andraspråk 1 2 3, Kontext Svenska som andraspråk 1 and Kontext Svenska som andraspråk2-3. I have chosen to use a critical discourse analysis to answer my questions. The method is based onNorman Fairclough`s model, which consists of three dimensions: text, discursive practice and socialpractice. The results showed an uneven distribution among female and male authors in all three textbooksmentioned above. Cultures and ethnicities other than Swedish were mentioned to a limited extent. Thecontent of the textbooks was often about differences between groups, while similarities between groupswere given a limited space. Descriptions of other cultures and ethnicities were in some cases one-sided andstereotyped. There were also tendencies towards a we and them discourse where the Swedish we was setagainst the non-Swedish them.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-178881 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Pireva, Amir |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Institutionen för språkstudier |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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