Narratives  (tagged articles)

"Lesbianing together:" Images of Incarcerated Women in Orange is the New Black

Anna Curtis - Using content analysis, this article focuses on the portrayal of female prisoners in the first two seasons of the Netflix show Orange is the New Black (OITNB). There are two main findings. First, the word "lesbian" frequently signals homophobia rather than a self... Keep Reading »

Creating Life Within the Confines of Slavery: Comparing Northrup's Memoir Twelve Years a Slave and Genovese's The World the Slaves Made

Hayley E. Tartell - Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave (1853) provides a comprehensive first-hand account of slavery that both corroborates and challenges Eugene Genovese’s argument in his later analysis of the institution of slavery in The World the Slaves Made (1976).... Keep Reading »
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From "Pockets of Poverty" to Potential Prosperity in Appalachia: Examining Mass Media Narratives of Poverty Stereotypes in Appalachia

Gloria So - This research examined poverty stereotypes in Appalachia that were portrayed in a national newspaper, The New York Times, and a local newspaper, The Mountain Eagle in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The study looks at framing through narrative and content analysis for January... Keep Reading »

Breaking the Cycle: Violence, Control & Resistance in American Slave Narratives

Joshua C. Feblowitz - In the world of the American slave, violence and control were intimately connected. As Frederick Douglass notes, “Men are whipped oftenest who are whipped easiest,” a sentiment that points to the cyclical nature of violence against the enslaved. The lash... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Narratives is tagged in the following 5 articles.

Gender And Sexuality
2022, Vol. 14 No. 03
"Lesbianing together:" Images of Incarcerated Women in Orange is the New Black
By Anna Curtis
Using content analysis, this article focuses on the portrayal of female prisoners in the first two seasons of the Netflix show Orange is the New Black (OITNB). There are two main findings. First, the word "lesbian" frequently signals homophobia... Read Article »
Media Narratives Gender And Sexuality LGBTQ Television
American Slavery
2016, Vol. 8 No. 09
Creating Life Within the Confines of Slavery: Comparing Northrup's Memoir Twelve Years a Slave and Genovese's The World the Slaves Made
By Hayley E. Tartell
Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave (1853) provides a comprehensive first-hand account of slavery that both corroborates and challenges Eugene Genovese’s argument in his later analysis of the institution of slavery in The World the... Read Article »
American History American Slavery American South Slavery Solomon Northup Twelve Years A Slave Slave Narratives
Mass Media
2014, Vol. 5 No. 2
From "Pockets of Poverty" to Potential Prosperity in Appalachia: Examining Mass Media Narratives of Poverty Stereotypes in Appalachia
By Gloria So
Published by Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications
This research examined poverty stereotypes in Appalachia that were portrayed in a national newspaper, The New York Times, and a local newspaper, The Mountain Eagle in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The study looks at framing through narrative and content... Read Article »
Poverty Stereotypes Mass Media Media Narratives Appalachia Kentucky
Immigration
2010, Vol. 2 No. 02
Exploring the American Immigrant Experience Through Literature
By Brian Richards
In “Amor de lejos: Latino (Im)migration Literatures,” B.V. Olguin writes, “Latino/a (im)migration Narratives…often illustrate the traumatic aspects of displacement by focusing in part on how immigration, migration, exile... Read Article »
Immigration Migration American Immigration Narratives Asia Haiti China Nationalism Cultural Identity Buddhism Marriage Stereotypes Spirituality
Slavery
2010, Vol. 2 No. 01
Breaking the Cycle: Violence, Control & Resistance in American Slave Narratives
By Joshua C. Feblowitz
In the world of the American slave, violence and control were intimately connected. As Frederick Douglass notes, “Men are whipped oftenest who are whipped easiest,” a sentiment that points to the cyclical nature of violence against the... Read Article »
Slavery Slave Narratives Violence Oppression David Walker Frederick Douglass Harriet Wilson

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