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Journal article
A Critical Discourse Analysis of an Australian Incarcerated Trans Woman's Letters of Complaint and Self-Advocacy
Ethos, Vol.50(2), pp.208-232
2022
PMID: 36337726
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.
Details
- Title
- A Critical Discourse Analysis of an Australian Incarcerated Trans Woman's Letters of Complaint and Self-Advocacy
- Authors
- Sherree D. Halliwell (Corresponding Author) - University of Southern QueenslandCarol du Plessis - University of Southern QueenslandAndrew Hickey - University of Southern QueenslandJessica Gildersleeve - University of Southern QueenslandAmy B. Mullens - University of Southern QueenslandTait Sanders - University of Southern QueenslandKirsty A. Clark - Vanderbilt UniversityJaclyn M.W. Hughto - Brown UniversityJoseph Debattista - Metro North Health (Australia)Tania M. Phillips - University of Southern QueenslandKirstie Daken - University of Southern QueenslandAnnette Brömdal - University of Southern Queensland
- Publication details
- Ethos, Vol.50(2), pp.208-232
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
- Date published
- 2022
- DOI
- 10.1111/etho.12343
- ISSN
- 1548-1352; 0091-2131
- PMID
- 36337726
- Copyright note
- © 2022 by the American Anthropological Association. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Psychology
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991201345002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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