University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
J Lesbian Stud. 2022;26(4):338-353. doi: 10.1080/10894160.2022.2107601. Epub 2022 Aug 18.
In recent decades, it has become increasingly important to reevaluate certain literature and figures in history to discover what was being communicated in the midst of, and through, the silence of minority groups. My particular focus is on the tradition of white female silence and the ways in which Anne Lister and her diaries (as separate entities) contributed to conversations about silence by establishing other methods of communication despite restrictions placed on women's voices at the time. As the main focalizers in the creation and depiction of her societal and sexual identity, I discuss Lister's "crypt hand" diaries, her self-presentation, her inheritance of Shibden Hall, and the contrast they offer between voicing and silencing. Although I argue that through these focalizers Lister does present a certain level of voicing or speaking out, ultimately this is done by using various methods of silence such as coding and implication. I also offer particular analysis of Lister's conceptualization of her own sexuality compared with that of the women she sleeps with and how her inability to fathom their queer identities contributes to a narrative of oppressive patriarchal silence.
近几十年来，重新评估某些历史文献和人物变得越来越重要，以发现少数群体在沉默中所传达的信息。我特别关注的是白人女性沉默的传统，以及安妮·李斯特和她的日记（作为独立的实体）如何通过建立其他沟通方式来为沉默的讨论做出贡献，尽管当时限制了女性的声音。作为她的社会和性身份创造和描述的主要焦点，我讨论了李斯特的“密码手”日记、她的自我呈现、她对希布登厅的继承，以及它们在发声和沉默之间提供的对比。虽然我认为，通过这些焦点，李斯特确实提出了一定程度的发声或直言不讳，但最终这是通过使用各种沉默的方法来实现的，例如编码和暗示。我还特别分析了李斯特对自己的性行为的概念化，以及她与她所睡觉的女性的性行为的概念化的对比，以及她无法理解她们的酷儿身份如何促成了压迫性的父权沉默的叙述。
