A Proposed Investigation of 'The Masculine Female Grotesque' in Narrative and North American Women's Prisons Through the Case Study of Orange is the N

本研究采用内容分析和叙事主题分析的方法，旨在将“男性化的女性怪诞”作为一个新的理论概念，以进一步理解叙事和美国女子监狱中的不守规矩，越轨的女性身体。这项研究计划首先介绍了围绕叙事文学，“女性怪诞”，“女性男性气质”和监狱工业综合体，然后概述了项目目标。接下来，美国网络电视剧，橙子是新的黑色（2013年-），讨论作为一个案例研究，为拟议的调查之前，解包的研究问题和方法，将解决和采用，以实现其目标。

Using content analysis and narrative thematic analysis, the proposed study aims to develop 'The Masculine Female Grotesque' as a new theoretical concept that furthers understanding of the unruly, transgressive female body, both in narrative and in the U.S. women's prison. This research proposal first introduces literature around narrative, 'The Female Grotesque,' 'female masculinity' and the Prison Industrial Complex before outlining the project aims. Next, the U.S. web-television drama, Orange is the New Black (2013-), is discussed as a case study for the proposed investigation before unpacking the research questions and methods that will be addressed and employed to achieve its aims.