Constructing the 'Perfect Victim': Media Language, Headlines, and Hierarchies of Justice in Newspaper Rape Reports
Chisom Paula Ogamba — Babcock University, Illlisan Remo, Ogun, Nigeria · Vol. 33, No. 1 · 05 September 2026
Blessing Chidinma Aaron - Babcock University aaronb@hs.babcock.edu.ng
Olubunmi Idowu - Babcock University idowuo@babcock.edu.ng
Goodseed Ochulor - Babcock University ochulorg@babcock.edu.ng
This study interrogates how Nigerian newspaper reportage linguistically constructs the “perfect victim” and produces a hierarchical representation of rape victims. While prior studies have examined rape narratives throug...
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