Date of Award
Fall 12-17-2021
Abstract
Drawing on data from a multi-month digital storytelling community project, this qualitative case study offers portraits of three marginalized women who re-author pivotal moments of silencing in their lives. The foundational framework blends scholarship on rhetorical silence, rhetorical listening, and semiotics of multimodal expression. These cases demonstrate how digital storytelling allows women a space to form and give voice to their silence, where they are the empowered agents of their own stories. The digital platform elevates these underrepresented narratives by creating new pathways for listening.
Advisor
Amy Hodges Hamilton
Committee Member 1
Amy Hodges Hamilton
Committee Member 2
Sarah Blomeley
Committee Member 3
Joel Overall
Department
English, Department of
College
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, College of
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Degree Level
Master's
Degree Grantor
Belmont University
Recommended Citation
Schumann, Brooke, "Girlpwrd: Amplifying Silenced Voices of Women Through Digital Storytelling" (2021). English Theses. 5.
https://repository.belmont.edu/english_theses/5
Included in
Digital Humanities Commons, English Language and Literature Commons, Rhetoric and Composition Commons
Notes
Drawing on data from a multi-month digital storytelling community project, this qualitative case study offers portraits of three marginalized women who re-author pivotal moments of silencing in their lives. The foundational framework blends scholarship on rhetorical silence, rhetorical listening, and semiotics of multimodal expression. These cases demonstrate how digital storytelling allows women a space to form and give voice to their silence, where they are the empowered agents of their own stories. The digital platform elevates these underrepresented narratives by creating new pathways for listening.