The Black Prisoner's Wife in a Memoir

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Black Prisoner's Wife in a Memoir

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Prison literature is a specific genre of literary works, either written by incarcerated men or women or written about them. As African Americans are persistently incarcerated at a higher rate than any other ethnic group in the United States, a large portion of contemporary prison literature is produced by Black authors. This paper however focuses not on the prisoners themselves, but on their female partners. Although these women have been proven to be of major influence on the successful re-entry of the men into society, the topic of prisoners’ partners has not been fully researched, especially in literature. This contribution analyzes a memoir The Love Prison Made and Unmade: My Story by Ebony Roberts, to establish how the Black prisoner’s partner characterizes herself in what can be understood as a subgenre of prison literature. This paper argues that Roberts attempts to subvert several aspects of the stereotypical depiction of both the Black prisoners and their spouses, and by this, she is aiming to improve the overall perception of the African American community. Furthermore, it claims that the memoir also shows evidence of functioning as a trauma narrative.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Black Prisoner's Wife in a Memoir

Popis výsledku anglicky

Prison literature is a specific genre of literary works, either written by incarcerated men or women or written about them. As African Americans are persistently incarcerated at a higher rate than any other ethnic group in the United States, a large portion of contemporary prison literature is produced by Black authors. This paper however focuses not on the prisoners themselves, but on their female partners. Although these women have been proven to be of major influence on the successful re-entry of the men into society, the topic of prisoners’ partners has not been fully researched, especially in literature. This contribution analyzes a memoir The Love Prison Made and Unmade: My Story by Ebony Roberts, to establish how the Black prisoner’s partner characterizes herself in what can be understood as a subgenre of prison literature. This paper argues that Roberts attempts to subvert several aspects of the stereotypical depiction of both the Black prisoners and their spouses, and by this, she is aiming to improve the overall perception of the African American community. Furthermore, it claims that the memoir also shows evidence of functioning as a trauma narrative.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60200 - Languages and Literature

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ JOURNAL OF ANGLOPHONE STUDIES

ISSN

2336-3347

e-ISSN

2571-032X

Svazek periodika

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Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1-2

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

160-169

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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