Telling tales of identity: an interpretation of women's narratives

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dc.contributor.advisorStroud, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorBarthus, Tatum Terri
dc.contributor.otherDept. of Linguistics, Language and Communication
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-25T13:12:18Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-27T08:53:48Z
dc.date.available2013/04/10
dc.date.available2013/04/10 10:56
dc.date.available2014-03-25T13:12:18Z
dc.date.available2024-03-27T08:53:48Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionMagister Artium - MAen_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines selected discourses found in the journals kept by 21 working-class women during a training course for domestic workers in South Africa. The principal aim of the paper is to examine how emotion, voice and agency are expressed through literacy practices such as writing. With critical discourse analysis, the existing literacy levels of these women are revealed as well as the way in which women express identity, agency and emotion through the act of writing and reflecting on their experiences. A secondary aim is to uncover those recurrent discourses and attitudes that either empower or disempower these women. This is done to showcase how women's perception of themselves and their opportunities help them become active or inactive agents in their communities and families. Contributions are made to the study of women's language and literacy practices, with particular investigation of how their identities are shaped and moulded by language use. Critical discourse analysis and narrative analysis are the main analytical tools used in the study, highlighting aspects like agency, voice and ideology. These aspects are examined through the lens of women's experiences.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/9911
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright: University of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectIdentityen_US
dc.subjectCritical discourse analysisen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectLiteracy/linguistic practicesen_US
dc.subjectDis/empowermenten_US
dc.subjectVoiceen_US
dc.subjectEmotionen_US
dc.subjectNarrative analysisen_US
dc.subjectAgencyen_US
dc.titleTelling tales of identity: an interpretation of women's narrativesen_US

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