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Geschlechtergerechte Sprache in Kulturbetrieben Mag. Hannah Alker-Windbichler Geschlechtergerechte Sprache in Kulturbetrieben Master-Thesis zur Erlangung des akademischen Titels „Master of Advanced Studies #Kulturmanagement$%, abgek'rzt „MAS% (nstitut !'r Kulturmanagement und Gender Studies #(KM) )ni"ersität !'r Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien +etreuerin, Mag. Elisabeth Ma-erh !er, M+A Wien, .*nner /012 Abstract deutsch (n dieser Arbeit 3erden das Konzept " n Geschlecht mithil!e der The rien der Gender Studies und die Möglichkeiten der 5epräsentation " n Geschlecht mithil!e der Genderlinguistik in deutschsprachigen 6ersonenbezeichnungen untersucht und anschlie7end mit Te8tbeispielen aus drei ausge3ählten Kulturbetrieben "erglichen. (n den Te8tbeispielen& die aus dem Wien Museum& dem 9olkskundemuseum Wien und dem Weltmuseum Wien stammen& 3ird die Wahl der 6ers nenbezeichnung zum einen au! die :ähigkeit& (n!ormati nen zu 'bermitteln& und zum anderen in +ezug au! ihre :unktion als Kommunikation mit den ;ielgruppen der Museen hin anal-siert. Abstract English (n this thesis "arious c ncepts ! se8 and gender are e8plained using the <ndings ! Gender Studies. Then the possibilities ! representing men and 3omen in German are discussed& !ocussing on the „generic masculinum% and its alternati"es. :inall- those theoretical c ncepts are contrasted 3ith the anal-is ! te8ts in three museums in 9ienna, the Wien Museum& the 9olkskundemuseum and the Weltmuseum. The te8ts in the museums are anal-sed in terms ! their function as a means ! communication 3ith patrons and their abilit- gi"e in!ormation ! historic e"ents. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Einleitung.................................................................................................................................................................... 2 / Theoretische Grundlagen................................................................................................................................... 10 /.1 Gender Studies.............................................................................................................................................. 10 /.1.1 Se8 = Gender......................................................................................................................................... 10 /.1.2 Essentialismus "s. Strukturalismus................................................................................................1> /.1.3 Dekonstrukti"ismus............................................................................................................................ 1@ /.1.4 Theorien der se8uellen DiBerenz...................................................................................................1C /.1.5 Diskursanal-se – :oucault................................................................................................................ 1E /.1.6 6er!ormati"it*t – .udith Butler........................................................................................................ 1F /.1.7 ;3eigeschlechtlichkeit G Binarit*t................................................................................................./1 /.1.8 Aktuelle Debatten............................................................................................................................... /E /.1.9 :azit Gender Studies........................................................................................................................... >1 /.2 Genderlinguistik............................................................................................................................................ >> /./.1 Sprache und 5ealit*t.......................................................................................................................... >> /./.2 Sprachs-stem und Sprachgebrauch.............................................................................................>@ /./.3 Genus und Se8us................................................................................................................................. >C /./.4 Das generische Maskulinum............................................................................................................ A0 /./.5 :ragen der 5e!erenz............................................................................................................................ A@ /./.6 Bildung 3eiblicher 6ersonenbezeichnungen...........................................................................A2 /./.7 Bildung geschlechter'bergrei!ender : rmen...........................................................................@0 /.2.E.1 +eidnennung G Splitting........................................................................................................... @1 /.2.E.2 Neutralisierung............................................................................................................................ @> /.2.E.3 Explizite Sichtbarmachung.....................................................................................................@E /.2.E.4 ;usammenfassung.................................................................................................................... C1 /./.8 :azit Genderlinguistik........................................................................................................................ C> > 6raxis.......................................................................................................................................................................... CA >.1 Wien Museum................................................................................................................................................ CA >.1.1 Website.................................................................................................................................................... C@ >.1.2 Dauerausstellung................................................................................................................................. CE >.1.3 Ganz Wien. Eine 6op-Tour #1A.9.201ED/@.>.2012$....................................................................E1 >.1.4 Geteilte Geschichte. 9i-ana – +eI – Wien #@.10.201E– 11.2./012$......................................EA >.1.5 (n!ormationsmaterialien................................................................................................................... E@ >.1.6 :azit Wien Museum............................................................................................................................. E@ >.2 9olkskundemuseum Wien......................................................................................................................... EC >./.1 Website.................................................................................................................................................... EC >./.2 Schausammlung.................................................................................................................................. 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EF >./.4 :azit 9olkskundemuseum Wien...................................................................................................... 20 >.3 Weltmuseum Wien....................................................................................................................................... 21 >.>.1 Website.................................................................................................................................................... 21 >.>.2 Schausammlung.................................................................................................................................. 2/ >.>.3 :azit Weltmuseum............................................................................................................................... 2E >.4 :azit.................................................................................................................................................................... 22 A J nclusi .................................................................................................................................................................. 2F @ Kiteratur"erzeichnis.............................................................................................................................................. F/ @.1 :achliteratur.................................................................................................................................................... F/ @.2 Sonstige Luellen........................................................................................................................................... FC @.3 Abbildungsnach3eis................................................................................................................................... FF @.4 Tabellen"erzeichnis...................................................................................................................................... FF C Anhang................................................................................................................................................................... 100 C.1 Screenshots der Museum-Websites....................................................................................................100 C.1.1 Wien Museum A.1/.201E................................................................................................................ 100
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