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Title: Language, Power, and Gender in Transnational Education: A Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis of Women's Representation in 'We Need New Names'
Language: English
Authors: Hassan Mahmood, Aasia Nusrat, Ahmed Al Shlowiy, Abdul Khalique Khoso
Source: Journal of International Students. 2026 16(5):63-78.
Availability: Journal of International Students. 4005 Spurgeon Drive #6, Monroe, LA 71203. Tel: 318-600-5743; Fax: 318-342-3131; e-mail: jis@ojed.org; Web site: https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jis/index
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Language Usage, Gender Issues, Power Structure, Gender Bias, Resistance (Psychology), Socialization, Language Minorities, Colonialism, Females, Feminism, Discourse Analysis, Novels
ISSN: 2162-3104
2166-3750
Abstract: In this paper, we use feminist critical discourse analysis (FCDA) to study the linguistic aspects that shape and frame gendered power and relations in "We Need New Names" by NoViolet Bulawayo. Through qualitative analysis of dialogues, narrative structures, and silences, we highlight how patriarchal norms are reinforced and challenged. The findings reveal four categories derived from the analysis: silence as resistance; silence as socialization; language marginalization in diaspora settings; and the inversion of colonial-patriarchal discourse. The findings suggest that silence in the novel can function simultaneously as a patriarchal disciplinary measure and a resistant counter discourse, enabling women to exercise their agency. The results also suggest how hybrid and diminished linguistic presence in the diaspora setting is symptomatic of the intersections of gender and cultural hegemony.
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