A Critical Discourse Analysis of an Australian Incarcerated Trans Woman’s Letters of Complaint and Self-Advocacy
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Article Title | A Critical Discourse Analysis of an Australian Incarcerated Trans Woman’s Letters of Complaint and Self-Advocacy |
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ERA Journal ID | 6249 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Halliwell, Sherree D. (Author), du Plessis, Carol (Author), Hickey, Andrew (Author), Gildersleeve, Jessica (Author), Mullens, Amy B. (Author), Sanders, Tait (Author), Clark, Kirsty A. (Author), Hughto, Jaclyn M. W. (Author), Debattista, Joseph (Author), Phillips, Tania M. (Author), Daken, Kirstie (Author) and Bromdal, Annette (Author) |
Journal Title | Ethos |
Journal Citation | 50 (2), pp. 208-232 |
Number of Pages | 25 |
Year | 2022 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0091-2131 |
1548-1352 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/etho.12343 |
Web Address (URL) | https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/etho.12343 |
Abstract | This case study provides a critical discourse analysis of 121 letters of complaint and self-advocacy authored by Natasha Keating, a trans woman incarcerated in two Australian male correctional facilities from 2000 to 2007. During her incarceration, Natasha experienced victimization, misgendering, microaggression, and institutional discrimination. Despite this, Natasha embodied and 'fought' against the injustices she experienced, whilst seeking to speak for other trans incarcerated persons also silenced and treated with indifference, contributing to changes in the carceral system. This original case study analyzes the discursive strategies Natasha employed to construct and reclaim an affirming self-identity through a deliberate campaign to effect social change and policy concessions within a system designed to curtail self-determination. Through her empathic and impassioned letter-writing approach, leveraging a military metaphor, this novel analysis showcases the significant implications her activism/agentism and determination had in naming and seeking to dismantle the systems of oppression trans incarcerated women experience. |
Keywords | trans women; incarcerated; victimization; misgendering; microaggression; institutional discrimination |
Sensitive Handling Note | Contains images, voices, and/or names of deceased persons |
Contains traumatic content | |
Contains explicit content | |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440202. Correctional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation |
440105. Linguistic anthropology | |
440508. Transgender studies | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Byline Affiliations | School of Humanities and Communication |
Centre for Health Research | |
Institute for Resilient Regions | |
School of Psychology and Wellbeing | |
School of Humanities and Communication | |
University of Southern Queensland | |
Vanderbilt University, United States | |
Brown University, United States | |
Department of Health, Queensland | |
Centre for Health Research | |
School of Education |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7729/a-critical-discourse-analysis-of-an-australian-incarcerated-trans-woman-s-letters-of-complaint-and-self-advocacy
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