The College of Education, Ibn Rushd, University of Baghdad, hosted the defense of a master’s thesis entitled “A Discourse Analysis of Feminist Language in Selected American and British Interviews” by Rasha Riad Kazem, English Department, Language specialization. The examining committee was chaired by Prof. Dr. Manal Jasim Mohammed, with members Prof. Dr. Bidaa Abbas Ghubn, Assist. Prof. Huda Abdul Ali, and external member Assist. Prof. Zainab Aliwi Saloomi from the College of Arts, Al-Mustansiriya University.
The study aimed to explore linguistic features and cultural differences between the two contexts, addressing a research gap in comparative analyses of feminist discourse across cultures using integrative linguistic approaches. While feminist language has been widely studied, pragmatic and sociolinguistic differences between American and British feminist discourse, particularly in media interviews, have remained underexplored.
The findings revealed that American feminist discourse tends to be direct, emotionally expressive, and bold, whereas British feminist discourse is characterized by greater use of politeness strategies, restraint, and indirect language. These differences highlight the role of cultural norms and expectations in shaping feminist communication styles.
