A Critical Discourse Analysis of an Australian Incarcerated Trans Woman's Letters of Complaint and Self‐Advocacy

Autor: Sherree D. Halliwell, Carol du Plessis, Andrew Hickey, Jessica Gildersleeve, Amy B. Mullens, Tait Sanders, Kirsty A. Clark, Jaclyn M. W. Hughto, Joseph Debattista, Tania M. Phillips, Kirstie Daken, Annette Brömdal
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Ethos. 50:208-232
ISSN: 1548-1352
0091-2131
DOI: 10.1111/etho.12343
Popis: 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
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