Reconciliation Discourse: The case of the Truth and Reconciliation CommissionThis 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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... South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission. 2. Reconciliation-Political aspects--South Africa. 3. Reconciliation--Social aspects--South Africa. 4. Discourse analysis--Political aspects--South Africa. I. Title. DT1974.2.V47 2008 ...
... South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission. 2. Reconciliation-Political aspects--South Africa. 3. Reconciliation--Social aspects--South Africa. 4. Discourse analysis--Political aspects--South Africa. I. Title. DT1974.2.V47 2008 ...
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... South Africa and my admiration for its people. Therefore, I would especially like to emphasise how grateful I am to my South African friends and fellow researchers: Kay McCormick, Mary Bock, Chris and Biebie van der Merwe, Christine ...
... South Africa and my admiration for its people. Therefore, I would especially like to emphasise how grateful I am to my South African friends and fellow researchers: Kay McCormick, Mary Bock, Chris and Biebie van der Merwe, Christine ...
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... Africa. In the years between these two crucial events there was much speculation with regard to the peaceful coexistence of South African population groups. Apartheid had been so dehumanising to millions of people, so many South Africans ...
... Africa. In the years between these two crucial events there was much speculation with regard to the peaceful coexistence of South African population groups. Apartheid had been so dehumanising to millions of people, so many South Africans ...
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... South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission will be regarded as a mechanism to produce power through discourse ... Africa's national symbol, meaning that by keeping the debate on reconciliation going, the nation constantly gives meaning ...
... South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission will be regarded as a mechanism to produce power through discourse ... Africa's national symbol, meaning that by keeping the debate on reconciliation going, the nation constantly gives meaning ...
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... South African society posed a number of problems. To begin with, the main ... Africa full-time, I would never come close to gaining insight into this ... South Africa at the time of the TRC process. Also current day sensitivities ...
... South African society posed a number of problems. To begin with, the main ... Africa full-time, I would never come close to gaining insight into this ... South Africa at the time of the TRC process. Also current day sensitivities ...
Contents
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4 The sample | 43 |
5 Layering and HRV discour | 53 |
6 Reconciliation discourse truth and society | 141 |
62 A multilayered reconciliation discourse in South African reality | 155 |
7 Exercising power through discourse | 167 |
8 Towards a conclusion | 185 |
References | 193 |
Index | 229 |
The series Discourse Approaches to Politics Society and Culture | 239 |
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a-typical African National Congress Afrikaans Alex Boraine amnesty apartheid past apartheid victims archons audience Bambiso Beck Blommaert Boraine Buthelezi Cape Town code switching concept conflict constructed Critical Discourse Analysis David Philip Publishers defined definitely diflerent Discourse Analysis emotional explicitly expressed final find findings first forgiveness Foucault groups historical HRV Committee HRV discourse HRV hearings Human Rights Violations ideal testifiers identified identity ideology influence institution interpretation Iohannesburg language layering liberation movement linguistic Mandela MANTHATA master narrative national unity Nelson Mandela officials ofthe TRC perpetrators police political Reconciliation Commission reconciliation discourse reconciliation in South reconciliation-oriented Reflections reparations SABC Siko social South Africa South African society specific statements stories stress struggle talk term reconciliation testifying victims testimony tion tortured traumatic TRC Act TRC archive TRC process TRC Report 1998 TRC’s Truth and Reconciliation Truth Commission Tutu ubuntu University Press Villa-Vicencio Whitfield