The diary of an inmate

Female Uses of Writing in Prison Environments

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ID4976366
AuthorsAna Claudia Ferreira Godinho (0000-0002-4655-5875, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume29
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Brasileira de Educação (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1413-2478 • E-ISSN: 1809-449X
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1413-24782024290108
OpenAlexW4405262100
LanguageEN
References cited9

This article investigates the literacy practices of women who are deprived of freedom in order to understand their uses of writing regarding their experience in prison environments. The number of publications signed by female inmates is small compared to that of men, which grew larger after the rap hit "Diário de um detento" by Racionais MCs. This qualitative study is based on feminist epistemology, documentary research on specific data collection procedures, and content analysis to address the issue of women's autobiographical texts. Based on new studies in the field of literacy, the results indicate that the authors recognize the relationship between language and power by choosing which topics to address and which topics to omit. These women are aware that their immediate readers have the power to assess who is fit for regime progression. Within these writing conditions, these inmate women aim to sensitize criminal enforcement operators in their search for freedom

Criminology · Prison · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology

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