Reconciliation Discourse

Reconciliation Discourse
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9789027291615
ISBN-13 : 9027291616
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Book Synopsis Reconciliation Discourse by : Annelies Verdoolaege

Download or read book Reconciliation Discourse written by Annelies Verdoolaege and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2008-02-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a research monograph analysing the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) from an ethnographic/linguistic point of view. The central proposition of this book is that the TRC can be regarded as a mechanism that leads to the hegemony of specific discourses, thus excercising power. The analysis illustrates how, through a certain type of reconciliation discourse constructed at the TRC hearings, a reconciliation-oriented reality took shape in post-TRC South Africa. Basically, the study points to the long-term implications a truth commission can exert on a traumatised post-conflict society. The book is unique on several levels: TRC discourse is explored in-depth on the basis of personal stories from TRC testifiers; a combination of Poststructuralist and Critical Discourse Analysis approaches form the theoretical foundations; and an extensive bibliography provides an impressive database of TRC publications.


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