Buch, Englisch, Band 27, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 595 g
Reihe: Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture
The case of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Buch, Englisch, Band 27, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 595 g
Reihe: Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture
ISBN: 978-90-272-2718-8
Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Company
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.
