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

• 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
• Subjects: HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/53211/1/Female%20Co%20in%20Malaysia%20and%20the%20Philippines_53211.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/53211/; http://conferencealerts.com/show-event?id=172159

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...