“Female courage” in prison literature in Malaysia and the Philippines

Purpose: This study examines selected prison literary writings by women prisoners in Malaysia and the Philippines on “female courage” as a means to protect them against abuse.Design: This study uses qualitative approach in which content analysis of selected writings by women prisoners in Malaysia an...

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Main Authors: Abdul Manaf, Nor Faridah, Jaafar, Farizah, Ismail, Khamsiah, Hashim, Che Noraini
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: International Society of Communication and Development Between Universities (ISCOBU) 2016
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spelling iium-532112017-10-19T06:42:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53211/ “Female courage” in prison literature in Malaysia and the Philippines Abdul Manaf, Nor Faridah Jaafar, Farizah Ismail, Khamsiah Hashim, Che Noraini HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Purpose: This study examines selected prison literary writings by women prisoners in Malaysia and the Philippines on “female courage” as a means to protect them against abuse.Design: This study uses qualitative approach in which content analysis of selected writings by women prisoners in Malaysia and the Philippines as well as examining literature reviews on gender and psychology of courage to help understand the use of courage in safeguarding female body and female integrity. Methods: Eight short narratives by women prisoners in Malaysia and the Philippines are analysed based on how they or their female protagonists assert their courage as a way to protect themselves against abuse. Where available, selected women prison writers are interviewed to explain further their coping mechanism and also how writing creatively has helped them remain strong and positive while waiting for their release. Findings: Findings on impact of gender and psychology of courage in prison women’s writing will help affirm that courage in women is necessary and can be taught. This will help other women to cope in the face of abuse. Conclusion: There is a need to relook at ways to instil courage in women prisoners so that their mental health is well-taken of. International Society of Communication and Development Between Universities (ISCOBU) 2016-09 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53211/1/Female%20Co%20in%20Malaysia%20and%20the%20Philippines_53211.pdf Abdul Manaf, Nor Faridah and Jaafar, Farizah and Ismail, Khamsiah and Hashim, Che Noraini (2016) “Female courage” in prison literature in Malaysia and the Philippines. In: 6th World Congress on Psychology and Behavioral Sciences (Management,Psychology,Political and Social Science) (WCPBS 2016), 6th-8th Sept. 2016, Barcelona ,Spain. http://conferencealerts.com/show-event?id=172159
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topic HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
spellingShingle HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Abdul Manaf, Nor Faridah
Jaafar, Farizah
Ismail, Khamsiah
Hashim, Che Noraini
“Female courage” in prison literature in Malaysia and the Philippines
description Purpose: This study examines selected prison literary writings by women prisoners in Malaysia and the Philippines on “female courage” as a means to protect them against abuse.Design: This study uses qualitative approach in which content analysis of selected writings by women prisoners in Malaysia and the Philippines as well as examining literature reviews on gender and psychology of courage to help understand the use of courage in safeguarding female body and female integrity. Methods: Eight short narratives by women prisoners in Malaysia and the Philippines are analysed based on how they or their female protagonists assert their courage as a way to protect themselves against abuse. Where available, selected women prison writers are interviewed to explain further their coping mechanism and also how writing creatively has helped them remain strong and positive while waiting for their release. Findings: Findings on impact of gender and psychology of courage in prison women’s writing will help affirm that courage in women is necessary and can be taught. This will help other women to cope in the face of abuse. Conclusion: There is a need to relook at ways to instil courage in women prisoners so that their mental health is well-taken of.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Abdul Manaf, Nor Faridah
Jaafar, Farizah
Ismail, Khamsiah
Hashim, Che Noraini
author_facet Abdul Manaf, Nor Faridah
Jaafar, Farizah
Ismail, Khamsiah
Hashim, Che Noraini
author_sort Abdul Manaf, Nor Faridah
title “Female courage” in prison literature in Malaysia and the Philippines
title_short “Female courage” in prison literature in Malaysia and the Philippines
title_full “Female courage” in prison literature in Malaysia and the Philippines
title_fullStr “Female courage” in prison literature in Malaysia and the Philippines
title_full_unstemmed “Female courage” in prison literature in Malaysia and the Philippines
title_sort “female courage” in prison literature in malaysia and the philippines
publisher International Society of Communication and Development Between Universities (ISCOBU)
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/53211/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/53211/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/53211/1/Female%20Co%20in%20Malaysia%20and%20the%20Philippines_53211.pdf
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