Kvinnliga mordoffer i Rysarpodden : En kritisk diskursanalys av Rysarpoddens konstruktion av kvinnliga mordoffer

Sammanfattning: The aim of this study is to identify what discourses about female victims are constructed in the true-crime podcast Rysarpodden. Rysarpodden retells international cases to a Swedish audience, with a Swedish script on Swedish platforms.  The study has utilized critical discourse analysis and the result showed three different types of discourses; The blameless victim (det klanderfria offret) - portrayed mostly with positive attributes with a caring and outgoing personality- the anonymous victim (det anonyma offret)- lacking personal descriptions and often portrayed as a woman of “low social status” opening up for speculations and stereotypes - and the female body’s dramatic effect (den kvinnliga kroppens dramatiska effekt) - encapsulated in all descriptions of women to further dramatize the story or symbolize the injustice of the perpetrator’s deeds.  The results of the study have been analyzed using Norman Fairclough's critical discourse analysis and Stuart Hall's representation theory. Both present that humans way of perceiving the world and how it is constructed and maintained through social processes and vice versa. Furthermore, the results have also been analyzed using Yvonne Hirdmans theory on gender. The theory demonstrates gender as more profound attempts to make visible and understand obvious as well as subtle power relations between men and women, as well as the reproduction of women as subordinates.  From the perspective of journalism, the discourses found in the result of this study contribute to the understanding of the media perspective of female victims. This proves especially relevant as true crime podcasts continue to grow in popularity.